Guardian News: Asteroid 2000 EM26 to fly close to Earth Tuesday 18 Feb 0200 UTC

[Crebles]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/17/asteroid-2000-em26-fly-close-earth-potentially-hazardous

"A "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of three football fields will come uncomfortably close to Earth early on Tuesday. The space rock, known as 2000 EM26, poses no threat and will pass the Earth at just under nine times the distance to the moon. But it is defined as a potentially hazardous near-Earth object (NEO) large enough to cause significant damage in the event of an impact. Scientists estimate the asteroid, travelling at 27,000mph, is 270 metres (885ft) wide. At its closest approach at 2am UK time, the rock will be 2.1m miles from Earth, or 8.8 lunar distances..."

[entropia]

You can watch the asteroid live here, starting at 9 pm ET

http://live.slooh.com/

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

The rock was mag 16 at this pass, so required scopes of 20" or bigger to see it. Only if it passes at about the distance of the moon would my 8" suffice. I am in no hurry to see such a close pass, btw.