Asteroid 1998 QE2

[Davey-T]

Asteroid making closest fly by 31st May, does anyone know where I can get orbital ephemerids , can it be downloaded into Stellarium ?

Dave

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-163

[mikeyscope]

Hi Dave

Just go here...

http://ssd.jpl.nasa....=sb&sstr=285263

You will see 6 options to choose from ....1st , 2nd, 6th option are probably set ok for you but will need to set your Observer Location, Time Span & Table Settings (RA / DEC & magnitude options are usually all I tick here for general purpose).

When happy just click the 'Generate Ephemeris' button below the six options and a list of RA/DEC & magnitude options will be generated which you can print out, if you have a mount hand controller you can punch in the RA/DEC coordinates on that to find your target....or simply plot on a starmap such as Skyatlas 2000.

It should be possible to enter the coordinates into mount drive software, don't think Stellarium but maybe wrong, I just prefer hands on with the keypad.

Mike

[Davey-T]

Thanks Mike, had a look at but couldn't make head nor tail of it, will have another go.

Can enter Emphemeris in handset OK

Looks like it'll be low in the south and still twilight though.

Dave

[Tim]

An asteroid with its own moon!!!

Better tell Bruce Willis to watch out for that when he makes a landing on the asteroid

[Dave]

Try the map I have just put on my blog. Details below.

[Davey-T]

Well I made this vid a couple of weeks ago and was in two minds about posting it, had to hold a sheet of hardboard up in the air for half an hour trying to keep out orange street light, so lots of noise etc.

Atik 314L+ 10" SCT

Dave

Must be better way to upload videoes, looks even more rubbish uploaded