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talon ([personal profile] talon) wrote2010-09-07 10:55 am

Double Asteroids

2010 RF12 and 2010 RX30 (between 32 and 49 feet, approximately) will zip past between the Earth and Moon at a visibility of magnitude 15 around the 8th of September - that means too faint for naked eye viewing, but possible with telescope. They will be dimmer than Pluto at its brightest. Since we are under heavy cloud cover today and tomorrow, we probably won't get to see them, but for those living in other parts of the US, if you're interested and want to look for them, I say go for it!