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Old 01-26-2023, 09:57 AM
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Default Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 BU extremely close encounter: online observation

Asteroid 2023 BU measures between 12 and 28 feet wide (3.8 to 8.5 meters), and was just discovered on Saturday (Jan. 21) by astronomer Gennadiy Borisov at the MARGO Observatory in Crimea. When it passes by Earth at its closest on Thursday (Jan. 26) at 4:17 p.m. EST (2117 GMT), the space rock will be within less than 3% of the average Earth-moon distance at an altitude of just 2,178 miles (3,506 kilometers) above Earth's surface.

Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 BU extremely close encounter: online observation – 26 Jan. 2023
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Old 01-27-2023, 09:29 AM
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It was, of course, not visible due to clouds during the live viewing intervals when I checked numerous times. When I moved here, I told the local astronomy club that because I had moved here any future unusual astronomical events I (and they) wanted to see would be hidden by clouds because that's my usual luck.

Asteroid 2023 BU seen shortly before super close approach to Earth - Time-lapse

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