Asteroid 2007 TU24 - on view tonight only!
Written on January 28, 2008 by Dharmaruci
From www.skyandtelescope.com:
An 800-foot-wide chunk of rock will pass less than a half million miles from Earth on the night of Monday-Tuesday, Jan. 28-29. And because asteroid 2007 TU24 is crossing the far-northern sky, it will be visible all night at mid-northern latitudes. Stargazers at mid-northern latitudes can see asteroid 2007 TU24 all night during its closest approach, because it’s passing quite close to the North Star.
On the night of closest approach, Monday-Tuesday (Jan. 28-29), the asteroid is predicted to be 11th magnitude or brighter all night for viewers in the Americas, making it visible in small telescopes and large binoculars. At its peak, about 8 hours after closest approach, the asteroid is forecast to be magnitude 10.3. And the brightness should fade fairly slowly, so TU24 will still be pretty easy to catch on the night of Jan. 29-30
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