I have a telescope and would like to maybe try to see it.
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3:28 pm PST = 6:28 pm EST.
"...Updated: Today at 1910 UT
ASTEROID FLYBY: NASA radars are monitoring 2005 YU55, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier, as it heads for a flyby of the Earth-Moon system later today. There is no danger to our planet. At closest approach on Tuesday, Nov. 8th, at 3:28 pm PST (23:28 UT), the 400m-wide space rock will be 324,600 kilometers away, about 85% the distance from Earth to the Moon. ..."
http://spaceweather.com/
http://www.clayobservatory.org/press-rel…
"...Updated: Today at 1910 UT
ASTEROID FLYBY: NASA radars are monitoring 2005 YU55, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier, as it heads for a flyby of the Earth-Moon system later today. There is no danger to our planet. At closest approach on Tuesday, Nov. 8th, at 3:28 pm PST (23:28 UT), the 400m-wide space rock will be 324,600 kilometers away, about 85% the distance from Earth to the Moon. ..."
http://spaceweather.com/
http://www.clayobservatory.org/press-rel…
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Asteroid has no spouse, currently single.
Flyby closest at 6:28pm EST, but will be seen by medium to large (over 6 inch) telescopes as a very faint star in a bright moonlit sky for several hours either side of that time. It will move at fastest about 17 full moons width per hour. Maps for 2005 YU55 asteroid on line.
Live views by amateur large scopes using TV internet broadcast at http://www.nightskiesnetwork.com for free signup
Flyby closest at 6:28pm EST, but will be seen by medium to large (over 6 inch) telescopes as a very faint star in a bright moonlit sky for several hours either side of that time. It will move at fastest about 17 full moons width per hour. Maps for 2005 YU55 asteroid on line.
Live views by amateur large scopes using TV internet broadcast at http://www.nightskiesnetwork.com for free signup
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Radar observations from the Arecibo Planetary Radar Facility in Puerto Rico will begin on November 8, the same day the asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 3:28 PM PST.
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About 23.00 gmt
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It will be at its closest point at 6:28 pm Eastern Time. You'll need a pretty decent telescope to spot it.
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I don't think 2005 YU55 is married.