Situated in London, the Northolt Branch Observatories (Z80 Z37) are dedicated to minor planet and cometary astrometry. G Wells FRAS, D Bamberger. #IAWNfacebook.com/NBObservatorie… West LondonJoined September 2015
Aten-type asteroid 2006 WB. Diameter 73-160m. First observed by Catalina Sky Survey on the 16th of Nov 2006. Close approach today. Distance: 891,000 km from Earth. We observed it at +13.4 mag #IAWN#QHY42Pro@QHYCCD@esaoperations@RoyalAstroSoc@asteroidwatch
Apollo-type asteroid 2022 BU. Diameter 3-8m. First observed at MARGO, Nauchnij on the 21st of Jan. Close approach tomorrow, at a distance 9975 km from Earth. That's approximately 3,600 km from the surface!
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A <1m object has struck🌍in the skies above Niagara Falls, becoming a safe #fireball. For just the 6th time, global #asteroid warning systems saw it pre impact, alerting #PlanetaryDefence experts where & when. 'Only' 6x, but this capability is rapidly improving
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A <1m object has struck🌍in the skies above Niagara Falls, becoming a safe #fireball. For just the 6th time, global #asteroid warning systems saw it pre impact, alerting #PlanetaryDefence experts where & when. 'Only' 6x, but this capability is rapidly improving
#asteroidImpact☄️
Yesterday, newly-discovered asteroid 2022 UR4 passed just 10674 km above India and Sri Lanka, much closer than our geostationary satellites. It is 3-10 meters across.
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