Near Earth Object 2014 JO25 flyby

[ChrisM]

Through terribly smokey skies, I managed to capture three frames of the NEO flyby this evening. The smoke was so bad that Spica - just near Jupiter - was virtually extinguished.

3 x 5 sec exposures @ 1041 UT 20th April 2017

FoV ~24 x 35 arc min

[ChrisM]

This NEO is calculated (by NASA / JPL) to be between 650 metres and 1.4 km in diameter, travelling at over 33 km/sec, and passed by the Earth at about 4.57 times the distance from Earth to the Moon. An impact with the Earth would be more than just a splash in the pan....

In the animation, the distance between the NEO in successive frames is about 460 km.

[LostInSp_ce]

Great stuff Chris :thumbsup:

[oernulfs]

Nice!!!

[geolindon]

good and interesting work Chris :thumbsup:

Radar images included in the article; http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/amazing-new-radar-views-of-asteroid-2014-jo25/

It's another 2 lobed body.

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[jenchris]

I love it.
Glad it wasn't closer.