Observation by Bob Trevan: Asteroid (NEO) 2024 JX1

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Bob Trevan

Observer

Bob Trevan

Observed

2024 May 08 - 02:20

Uploaded

2024 May 09 - 02:36

Equipment

Planewave CDK 17", StarlightXpress Trius 694
Paramount ME II

Exposure

30s 4x4 Binning

Location

Hook, Hants

Target name

Asteroid (NEO) 2024 JX1

Title

Asteroid (NEO) 2024 JX1

About this image

Inspired by Grant to get an MPC Observatory Code, I had a practice run chasing a couple of minor planets (136108 Haumea, 136472 MakeMake and Asteroid 44434 1998 UD4 that I spotted in an image I'd taken of Arp134 a couple of nights earlier). For a fast moving NEO I stumbled across 2024 JX1 racing through Bootes. I had no idea that it was at it's closest approach to Earth for 10 years at 0.012808 AU on Wed may 8 2024! Finding it was also a challenge as it is too faint to see in an image until I started tracking it rather than at sidereal rate. I've created a collage of six of the frames, the first frame was at 02:20:40.359 UTC. According to theskylive.com the current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 JX1 is 21.30(JPL)!

Files associated with this observation

2024 JX1 collage.jpg (1.9 MB)

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