asteroid
Taken by Enrico Pettarin on March 11, 2022 @
Farra d'Isonzo, Gorizia, Italy
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Tonight on the Minor Planet Center NEO Confirmation Page was added a bright fast moving object, detected at GINOP-KHK observatory in Hungary by Krisztián Sárneczky, at 19:24 UTC.
In addition to numerous images of the discoverer, the object was confirmed by M. Urbanik (KYSUCE Observatory, Kysucke Nove Mesto, Slovakia) and by me at the CCAF Observatory (Farra d'Isonzo, Gorizia, Italy) at 20:28 UT.
Published on the MPEC 2022-E178 with the designation 2022 EB5, the orbit indicated an impact with the Earth's atmosphere around
March 11 21:22 UTC southwest of Jan Mayen island (Arctic Ocean), as determined by D. Farnocchia with the JPL Scout System. The estimated size was around 2 meters.
This is the second time I've seen an asteroid before it hits Earth - so surveillance works!
In the animation the asteroid is trailed to emphasize its movement (5s exposure, 0.61-m f/4.5 reflector), from 20:40:28 UTC to 20:42:50 UTC, 38000 km from the Earth's center.
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