Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5 close encounter: a new image – 3 June 2025.
We spotted the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5 again, safely coming next 5 June as close as 3.5 million of km from us, 9 times the average lunar distance. We will show it live, online.
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5 close encounter: 3 June 2025.
The image above comes from a single, 120-second exposure, remotely taken with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″ + Paramount MEII + SBIG STL-6303E) robotic unit available as part of the Virtual Telescope Project and installed in Manciano, Italy. The telescope tracked the apparent motion of the asteroid, so it looks like a sharp dot of light, marked with a white arrow, while stars show as short trails.
When we imaged it, potentially hazardous asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5 was at about 3.6 million of km from us, almost at its minimum distance from the Earth. Bright Moon high in the sky.
This 320 – 700 meters large asteroid will reach its minimum distance (about 3.5 millions of km, 9 times the average lunar distance) from us on 5 June 2025, at 23:59 UTC (source: Nasa/JPL). Of course, there are no risks at all for our planet.
We will show asteroid 2008 DG5 live, online, on 5 June 2025: join the live feed here!
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