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Old 10-01-2013, 05:42 AM
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glenc (Glen)
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Seeing the closest asteroid

The asteroid 2012 DA14 will be between the star cluster NGC 3532 and the nebula NGC 3372 at 5am DST on 16 Feb 2013. The attached SkyMapPro map shows the Southern Cross and these two objects. You will see the asteroid moving slowly towards the north (top right) if you use binoculars.
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