You can't miss it ... or so some headlines say.
Monster asteroid Vesta now close enough to see from Earth ......
Asteroid 4 Vest warning: GIANT asteroid barreling past Earth
Brooks
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From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
behalf of David Hatch <davidchatchsr@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2018 1:30 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: 4 Vesta -- Now Visible (When it gets dark)
Dave,
I'm in Flagstaff this weekend, in what constellation?
Thanx, David
Sent with my Motorola smartphone.
On Jun 30, 2018 1:19 PM, "David Douglass" <dmdouglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
If you have been following this on the news
. You probably already heard
We have a viewable asteroid
and it is a BIG ONE !!
4 Vesta
Orbital Elements available at the IAU Minor Planet Center, and probably
everywhere else that list such things.
TheSkyX downloaded the information today just fine ( I used the
Asteroids [Small Database] option to search).
About 9:00 PM tonight, it will be about Az 140 Degrees and Elev (Alt) 24
Degrees
.
It will be traveling in a SW direction..
According to the news
..
This thing is as large as the State of Arizona.
AND.. you will NOT need a telescope to see it. It apparently, reflects a
lot of sun light.
AND.. you should be able to see it naked eye
(or at least with binoculars)
It will only be around for a few weeks
So we might want to pass the word
David Douglass
David@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (main)
Dmdouglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alternate)
Cell (602) 908-9092
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