"Expect a small asteroid to make big news on February 15, 2013. The gymnasium-sized rock 2012 DA14, 40 or 50 meters (130 to 160 feet) across, will make the closest Earth flyby of a natural object ever predicted well in advance. It will pass within 28,500 km (18,000 miles) of Earth’s surface around 19:25 Universal Time February 15th, reaching 8th magnitude as it whizzes north across the stars at a rate of 0.8° per minute." Feb 16 here.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...189052161.html