The Asteroid (357439) = 2004 BL86 On the Night of 2015-01-17

The NEO (357439) 2004 BL86 (Orbit type: Apollo ) (estimated to be 440–1000 meters in diameter) will safely make a Close-Approach of 3.1 Lunar Distance on 26 January 2015. This will be the closest known Approach by something this large (H = 19.0) until 2027, and will briefly peak at around apparent magnitude 9.0 It has been schedule for Goldstone Observations(2015 Jan 27-Feb 1).


The Asteroid (357439) = 2004 BL86 On the Night of 2015-01-17
For Siding Spring Observatory,Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia.(MPC Code Q62)
50 -- 30 Second Luminance BIN1
taken with iTelescope Net's
Telescope T30
(0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)
2015-01-17 10:47 UTC to 11:39 UT
(c) Steven M. Tilley


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The Asteroid (357439) = 2004 BL86 On the Night of 2015-01-17 From Siding Spring Observatory,Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia.(MPC Code Q62)a stack of 50 -- 30 Second Luminance BIN1taken with iTelescope Net  Telescope T30(0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)2015-01-17 10:47 UTC to 11:39 UT (c) Steven M. Tilley

 Links:
Asteroid to fly by Earth safely January 26(Astronomy Magazine)
Asteroid 2004 BL86 to sweep close on January 26(EarthSky)
Big Asteroid 2004 BL86 Buzzes Earth on January 26: How to See it in Your Telescop(Universe Today)
Big Asteroid to Zoom by Earth on Jan. 26(space.com)
Asteroid to Fly By Earth Safely on January 26 (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; January 13, 2015)
Observations(MPC)
Orbital Elements (JPL)
(357439) 2004BL86 -- ESA Space Situational Awareness
(357439) 2004BL86 Ephemerides for 25 January 2015 through 29 January(NEODyS-2)
Goldstone Radar Observations Planning
Goldstone Asteroid Schedule
Planetary Radar at Arecibo Observatory
JPL Absolute Magnitude table (H)
Abstract for Run 3579(Caltech)
Goldstone Solar System Radar by Marina Brozović,Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Wikipedia (357439) 2004 BL86