http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/28jan_2012da/
Record Setting Asteroid Flyby
NASA Science News
Jan. 28, 2013: Talk about a close shave. On Feb. 15th an asteroid
about half the size of a football field will fly past Earth only 17,200
miles above our planet's
Thanks for the heads-up!
If you're in Asia, you might be able to catch it for a short flare to
Mag 7ish with decent binoculars. Consult a good piece of planetarium
software for a skymap because there will be significant parallax and
it'll be bookin' across our view.
No realistic shot at imaging
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