Observation by Nick James: Asteroid 2024MK

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2024 Jul 07 - 01:39

Uploaded

2024 Jul 07 - 11:15

Objects

2024 MK

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

10x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

2024 MK

Title

Asteroid 2024MK

About this image

This asteroid made a close approach to the Earth on June 29. A week later and it is 6 million km away and around mag 18.6 at the brightest part of its rotation. See the discussion here.

Files associated with this observation

2024mk_20240707_013917_ndj.jpg (835.2 kB)

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