Near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros

Posted by pilotstar
on Monday, January 30, 2012
 
Attached is a photo of NEA (Near-Earth asteroid) 433 Eros I took early Sunday morning, Jan. 29th, with my 6” f/4 Newtonian.  Eros  is currently in the faint constellation Sextans, heading south.  Eros is famous for determining the scale of the solar system from an accurate measurement of its parallax.  Its next closest approach to Earth is 2056, so you’d better catch it now!
 
Ernie (PilotStar)
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