Asteroid FP118

[johnfosteruk]

This 370x820 metre asteroid was expected to reach closest approach to us at 4.7 million km on 3 Sept, at 10:09UT, reaching magnitude 14.9. By the time I got around to scheduling Slooh's 17" telescope to try and track it, there were no slots available at that time so I scheduled 12 captures for the 2nd instead.

The asteroid was at mag 15.3 at 20:51UT when this frame was captured, and as it's shifting at a fair pace I didn't catch it in any of the other frames, having not thought about the FOV!. But I think I've confirmed it via a few sources.

Despite what the daily fail would have you believe it posed no threat to the residents of Planet Earth

[Demonperformer]

Well, speaking as someone unlikely to see its next close approach in 2052, and who certainly won't see it when it gets as close to us again as it did this time, in 2123, I can confidently say that that is a better result than I am ever going to achieve. Well done on getting at least one image of it.