Observation by Peter Carson: NEO asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1

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Peter Carson

Observer

Peter Carson

Observed

2022 Jan 18 - 19:53

Uploaded

2022 Jan 19 - 21:13

Objects

7482 1994 PC1

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Constellation

Cetus

Field centre

RA: 02^h05^m
Dec: +00°30'
Position angle: +0°07'

Field size

0°47' × 0°31'

Equipment

315mm reflector at f8
Paramount
unguided and unfiltered

Exposure

Stack of 50 x 10 sec exposures

Location

Remote observatory at Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

Near Earth Object asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1

Title

NEO asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1

About this image

Near Earth Object asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 which is a 1km sized object and passed by the Earth at five Moon distances on Tuesday 18^th Jan. This is the brightest close-approaching NEO in almost the past 5 years and so is a special event that Richard Miles noted on his Observing Note here https://britastro.org/node/26487

Files associated with this observation

1994PC1_20220118_1953_PCarson.jpg (300.3 kB)

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