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The Virtual Telescope Project is streaming it live.

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2 meters) in diameter and was discovered less than a week ago on January 21 by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov.

Designated 2023 BU, the asteroid will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 4:27 p. The Virtual Telescope Project is streaming it live. .

Discovered on January 21 (Saturday) by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov in Crimea.

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39 AU (58 million km; 36 million mi) on 27 September 2024, when it is.

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Early Saturday morning, February 4, 2023, at 3:55 AM EST, the full Moon will be at apogee, its farthest from the Earth for this orbit. 2 LD from Earth on December 23.

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Unfortunately, due to the asteroid’s small size, it won’t be visible to the naked eye.
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2023 BU was the fourth closest pass by an asteroid ever recorded.

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. Veres said that the asteroid’s prolonged proximity to Earth has given astronomers ample time to conduct research and collect data. Asteroid 2023 BU, discovered on January 21, 2023, will pass about 10 times closer to Earth than the geosynchronous satellite belt on January 26th at 7:27 p. . The space rock's closest approach will be ~3,506 km (~2,178 mi) away. .

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2023 BU, has made the news because today it passed very close to Earth.

On the morning of Thursday, April 6, 2023 (the day of the full Moon), as morning twilight begins (at 5:46 a. It is estimated to be about 3.

2 LD from Earth on December 23.

27: Astronomer Gianluca Masi captured the footage above of the close pass of asteroid 2023 BU as it passed overhead on Thursday (Jan.

A huge asteroid will be visible from Earth through binoculars on Saturday night as it passes between us and the Moon.

62 mi) from the centerpoint of Earth around 27 January 2023 00:29 UT.

It brightened to apmag 15.