Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 DX110: path in the sky
The chart above shows the path in the sky of 2014 DX110 around the minimum distance (5 Mar., 21:00 UT). The position is given every 20 minutes and was specifically calculated for the Virtual...
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 DX110 getting close: an image (4 Mar. 2014)
While waiting for it to reach the minimum distance tomorrow, at Virtual Telescope we imaged the Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 DX110 while it was showing among the clouds. Above is a 60 seconds exposure, remotely taken...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 DX110 very close encounter: online event (5 Mar. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 5 Mar. 2014, at 21:07 UT, the 30-meters large asteroid 2014 DX110 will made a...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 CU13: an image (27 Feb. 2014)
On 12 Feb. 2014, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery by the Mt Lemmon Survey of the potentially hazardous asteroid 2014 CU13. Looking at the orbit, it was clear that this 180-meters large...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 CU13 close encounter: online event (9 Mar. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 11 mar. 2014 at 09:01 UT, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2014 CU13 will reach a...
Near-Earth asteroid 2014 DH6: an extreme image (23 Feb. 2014)
Last night, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of a small, ~30 meters large near-Earth asteroid, 2014 DH6. Because of its orbit, this rock was going to have a very close encounter with...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1995 CR: an amazing image (21 Feb. 2014)
The image above shows the potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) 1995 CR, a few hours its close approach with the Earth. On 21 Feb. 2014, at 11:08 UT, this about 210 meters large body was at...
Near-Earth asteroids 2014 BR57, 1995 CR and 2014 CR: orbits
Above is a plot showing the position and the orbits of potentially hazardous asteroid 1995 CR and near-Earth asteroids 2014 BR57 and 2014 CR, calculated for 20 Feb.2014 at 19:00 UT. All these asteroids...
Near-Earth asteroid 2014 CR: a new image (16 Feb. 2014)
See this asteroid live with us! Also the near-Earth asteroid 2014 CR is approaching, waiting for us sharing it live in the next few days. The Planewave 17 robotic unit managed to capture it, no...
Near-Earth asteroid 2014 BR57: a new image (16 Feb. 2014)
See this asteroid live with us! The live, online event scheduled for this Earth approacher is almost here, but the Virtual Telescope wanted to visit 2014 BR57 again. The Planewave 17 robotic unit managed to...
A near-Earth asteroid relay race: 2000 EM26, 2014 BR57, 1995 CR and 2014 CR
*** See these near-Earth asteroids live with us! *** Asteroids are truly fascinating objects. They are the leftover of the pristine material dominating the early Solar System, at times when the planets were just...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1995 CR: an image (17 Feb. 2014)
Next 21 Feb. 2014 at 11:08 UT, the Potentially Hazardous asteroid 1995 CR (recently recovered), with a diameter of about 160 meters, will reach a minimum distance from the Earth of less than 3 millions...
Near-Earth asteroid 2014 CR: an image (16 Feb. 2014)
See this asteroid live with us! Together with 2014 BR57, we also observed 2014 CR, scheduled for live observing in the next few days. Again, the Planewave 17 robotic unit managed to capture...
Near-Earth asteroid 2014 BR57: an image (16 Feb. 2014)
See this asteroid live with us! While waiting for the live, online event scheduled for this Earth approacher, the Virtual Telescope had a preview of 2014 BR57. The Planewave 17 robotic unit managed to...
