Asteroid 2005 YU55

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SillyYun
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Asteroid 2005 YU55

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Hi all, newbie question here, does anyone knows if we are able to see the asteroid YU55 on nov 8? What are the timings if we are able to view from Singapore? [smilie=admire2.gif]
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Hi SillyYun. Welcome to Singastro!

According to the following article, the closest approach is on 8/11/11 Tuesday 23.28 GMT. This means 9/11/11 Wednesday 7.28 AM Singapore time.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/ ... sfeed=true

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First movie of the asteroid.

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