NEA 2014 JO25 Observed

Hi,

I observed the Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 JO25 last night in Cepheus. 2017 April 19 at 04.05 UT and at 04.29 UT. At 13th magnitude, not particularly easy. Could see its movement after a few moments. 28 cm SCT at 80x. Clear sky, transparency (only) ok. Dewy.

It passed closest to Earth at 12 hrs UT today (19th April 2017) at a distance of 1.8 million km.

John

Thank you for that, John.
What was your location?
It is very cloudy in south Dublin.

Aubrey.

Hi Aubrey,

In Massachusetts. Weather forecast here is poor for tonight, when the asteroid is predicted to be 11th magnitude.

John