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The asteroid 2004XP14 will not be seen from southern latitudes at 69 deg north and traveling through Persius Cassiopeia and Cepheus.
It will be seen from North America and Europe, and will require a telescope as it will be about 11th magnitude.
The ephemeris was downloaded from the IAU website and loaded onto The Sky
This is taken from the BBC website.The asteroid, 2004 XP14, should be visible by telescope from N America and Europe, most clearly on Monday.
For something of this size to come this close is unusual
Don Yeomans
Nasa
Asteroid-spotters should look towards the Perseus, Cassiopeia and Cephus, constellations to try to spot it.
It will appear as a moving dot against the stars, said Roger Sinnott, of Sky and Telescope magazine.
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