VV2 Passes Near Earth

[sarah]

A mile-wide chunk of rock dubbed 2006 VV2 is now whizzing past Earth. At its closest approach, around 11 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on March 30th, it will be just 2,100,000 miles (3,900,000 kilometers) over the heads of observers in Southern California. It's predicted to be magnitude 10.0 at its brightest, which would normally make it visible through small telescopes. But it's quite close in the sky to a nearly full Moon, which will make the observation more challenging. Even so, it should be readily visible in telescopes with at least 6 inches of aperture, and it should be a treat for astrophotographers.

More: http://skytonight.com/observing/home/2006VV2.html

[Britain]

Looks like someone has a telescope.....