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Asteroid 07482 1994 PC1 will flyby Earth this week reaching magnitude 10.2
Closest approach is on Tuesday/Wednesday 18/19 January.
The asteroid will pass approximately 2 million km, 5 x Earth-Moon distance and move at between 1-2 degrees per hour.
I've attached an ephemeris that is topocentrically calculated for my location. The parallax error to Europe/Nth America could be up to 1/3 degree. If you want more precision for your own location, use NASA Horizons or the Minor Planet Centre Ephemeris Service.
Unfortunately, 100% cloud predicted here.
Here are the Besselian Elements for entry in your favourite program.
This file kindly prepared by the IAU Minor Planet Center & Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.
Num 7482
Name 1994 PC1
Mag. 16.56
a 1.346136
e 0.328455
i 33.4865
Node 117.8817
w 47.6369
L 210.8938
Epoch 2459400.5
