DA14 Asteroid visual tracking site - LIVE links

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What ^that^ guy said.

What they said

What we say

what time is this asteroid supposed to make the passby or impact? I am in the western part of the U.S. Pacific time.

in approx 24 hrs from now for those in right areas.

The stream will start an hr after that for those with no visual line of sight.

[link to www.ustream.tv] that live stream has a countdown and say 25 hrs and they are in The Clay Center Observatory in Brookline, MA, USA.

Last Edited by I didn't push the button on 02/14/2013 04:32 PM

Closest at around 7.30pm UK time. You need to convert that to your time.

This needs a pin

thanks for the excellent resources :)

also, someone asked for U.S. eta for Asteroid 2012 DA14:

11:24am Pacific U.S. Standard time/ 2:24pm Eastern U.S.

[EDITED--TO NOTE THAT THIS IS THE TIME OF CLOSEST DISTANCE TO EARTH OF THIS NEAR EARTH OBJECT.]

Last Edited by eos on 02/14/2013 04:47 PM

I put some time calcs at the top so people can work out the right time from their location

5 stars and pin request

thanks!

Is it going to be visible in North-East US tomorrow at all?

pin when it gets dark and they turn the camera on.

perhaps for a brief moment

This asteroid will reach the peak magnitude ~7 on February 15 around 1930 UT and it will be brighter than 9th magnitude for approximately 3 hours (18h00-21h30 UTC). At the moment of the close approach 2012 DA14 will move at ~ 2800"/min (slightly less that 1 degree per minute). This means it will need only 40 seconds to move the apparent diameter of the Moon.

The animated gif below made by Geert Barentsen indicate (green areas) parts of the world where the asteroid will be above (and the Sun below) the horizon during the period of its maximum brigthness (18h00-21h30 UTC of Feb. 15).

[link to 3.bp.blogspot.com]

Below you can see a short animation showing the motion asteroid 2012 DA14 on Feb. 14, 2013 at around 11:06UT.

[link to 2.bp.blogspot.com]

Below you can see an animation (10-minute steps) showing the path of 2012 DA14 from 21:00 UT of Feb. 15 to 02:00 UT of Feb. 16 (calculated for Rome, Italy)

[link to 1.bp.blogspot.com]

[link to remanzacco.blogspot.com]

hmm, somebody check the countdown on satflare--it just started real time countdown and i'm getting arrival in 10 hours based on 13 km per second across what was 492,000 kms distance, now dropping fast.

nevermind. maybe i'm looking at a model, it's showing leaving speed now ^^

Excellent

Questions:

1. How can an object about 200 feet across and 17,000 miles away be visible with the naked eye? (Or do "they" mean visible with a telescope?)

2. For it to be visible, wouldn't it have to be lit in some way, like from reflected light?

Sorry if these are stupid questions.

bump!

Has to be a telescope with good fast tracking
mechanics.
Even then it would be underwhelming.

cool

:themacula13:

the fly by will be at 9:30am EST Friday 2/15/13

so 6:30am PST


[link to spaceweather.com]

Last Edited by Dr. Acula on 02/14/2013 06:41 PM

needs to be pinned please

its too early to pin it.. they will bring it down.. i will pin it tomorrow if it is not up when i come online