Asteroid close approach 18th August

[Whitters]

Set your alarm clock for the morning of the 18th August

See: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/30jul_ny40.htm?list581918

[Rick]

Any information on its position before the 18th, like, say, on the 12th, for the Observing Evening?

[Ian]

according to XEphem, it'll be in Aquarius. It'll also be estimated mag 13.5

On the 17th at 7pm it'll be mag 9, at 18th 7pm it'll be mag 17. Course, if we sent Bruce Willis up with some nukes he could light it up for us.

[Rick]

PDF then. Oh well...