2010 AL30
Saw This on the news today so....
A curious object is about to fly past Earth only 130,000 km (0.3 lunar distances) away. Catalogued as a 10m-class asteroid, 2010 AL30 has an orbital period of almost exactly 1 year. This raises the possibility that it might not be a natural object, but rather a piece of some spacecraft from our own planet. At closest approach on Jan. 13th, 2010 AL30 will streak through Orion, Taurus, and Pisces glowing like a 14th magnitude star. Experienced amateur astronomers are encouraged to monitor the flyby
Image taken:
Jan. 12, 2010
Location:
remotely from New Mexico
Details:
2010 AL30 when it was roughly 945.000 km away from Earth. Stacking of 16 unfiltered exposures, 10 seconds each.
A curious object is about to fly past Earth only 130,000 km (0.3 lunar distances) away. Catalogued as a 10m-class asteroid, 2010 AL30 has an orbital period of almost exactly 1 year. This raises the possibility that it might not be a natural object, but rather a piece of some spacecraft from our own planet. At closest approach on Jan. 13th, 2010 AL30 will streak through Orion, Taurus, and Pisces glowing like a 14th magnitude star. Experienced amateur astronomers are encouraged to monitor the flyby
Image taken:
Jan. 12, 2010
Location:
remotely from New Mexico
Details:
2010 AL30 when it was roughly 945.000 km away from Earth. Stacking of 16 unfiltered exposures, 10 seconds each.
Originally Posted by randomnamekabe
