Confirmation Images of The Asteroid 2018 BT6

A confirmation image of the asteroid 2018 BT6 (a NEO with an estimated diameter of 150 m to 340 m)
 on 2018-01-30 from from Mayhill, New Mexico [New Mexico Skies] - (MPC Code H06)
a Stack of 12 - 5 Second Luminance BIN2 images taken withitelescope.net's
(T11 TEL 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)
By Steven M. Tilley

A confirmation image of the asteroid 2018 BT6 (a NEO with an estimated diameter of 150 m to 340 m)
 on 2018-01-30 from from Mayhill, New Mexico [New Mexico Skies] - (MPC Code H06) 
a Stack of 12 - 5 Second Luminance BIN2 images taken withitelescope.net's
(T11 TEL 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)
By Steven M. Tilley

A confirmation image of the asteroid 2018 BT6 (a NEO with an estimated diameter of 150 m to 340 m)
 on 2018-01-30 from from Mayhill, New Mexico [New Mexico Skies] - (MPC Code H06) 
a Stack of 12 - 5 Second Luminance BIN2 images taken withitelescope.net's
(T11 TEL 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)
By Steven M. Tilley

A confirmation image of the asteroid 2018 BT6 (a NEO with an estimated diameter of 150 m to 340 m)
 on 2018-01-30 from from Mayhill, New Mexico [New Mexico Skies] - (MPC Code H06) 
a Stack of 73 - 5 Second Luminance BIN2 images taken withitelescope.net's
(T11 TEL 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)
By Steven M. Tilley

The asteroid 2018 BT6 (a NEO with an estimated diameter of 150 m to 340 m) made a closest approach to Earth at a distance of 0.05 AU or 18 Lunar Distances(7 million km or 4 million miles) at 2018-01-26.91133. 2018. BT6 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey at 2018-01-27.40491.

 Background

(as of 2018-01-30)

• Object: 2018 BT6
• Orbit Type: Apollo [NEO PHA]
• Approximate Diameter: 150 m - 340 m (492.126 feet to 1115.49 feet) (Absolute Magnitude: H= 21.2)
• On the Sentry Risk Table: NO
• On the NEODyS CLOMON2 risk page: NO 
• Discovery observation was made on:2018 01 27.4049
• Discovery observation was made by Catalina Sky Survey (MPC Code 703) The Discovery M.P.E.C.:MPEC 2018-B166: 2018 BT6
• Last Observation (publish):2018 01 30.53575 (by Tenagra II (MPC Code 926) )
• Data-Arc Span (publish): 3 days 
• Number of Optical Observations(published):93
• Observatories Reporting (Published) Observations(MPC Code):
• (104) San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy. 
• (204) Schiaparelli Observatory, Italy
• (703) Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona,US 
• (926) Tenagra II Observatory, Arizona,US
• (C95) SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence, France. 
• (G48) Harlingten Research Observatory, Rancho Hildalgo, New Mexico, US. 
• (H01) Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, US.
• (H06) iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill, New Mexico, US.
• (H36) Sandlot Observatory, Scranton, Kansas, US. 
• (I52) Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station, Arizona, US. 
• (J69) North Observatory, Clanfield, UK 
• (J95) Great Shefford, UK 
• (K63) G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy. 
• (R57) Aorangi Iti Observatory, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. 
• (W88) Slooh.com Chile Observatory, La Dehesa, Chile. 
• (X31) Galileo Galilei Observatory, Oro Verde, Argentina. 
• (Y00) SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira, Brazil. 
• (Z80) Northolt Branch Observatory, UK
• Perihelion Distance: 0..3877305354221541(AU)
• Aphelion Distance: 4.130577089564944(AU)
• Earth MOID (Earth center to NEO center): AU 0.00153454((0.597 LD)), (36.03 Earth radii) or 142,644.404 miles (229,563.916  (KM))