Near Earth Object
Asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass within moon's orbit on Nov 8th at a distance no closer than 203,000 miles from Earth. An animation of the close flyby is available
here. A
Space.com article,
"Huge Asteroid to Pass Near Earth in November," terms the
quarter mile diameter asteroid as huge and on the potentially dangerous list. There will be radar studies done by
Arecibo and
Goldstone Observatories of this unusual opportunity. How close will the asteroid be to the Moon? The only source providing a distance
here, says, 149,000 miles. You will still need a telescope to view it late on Nov 8th or early Nov 9th.
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