[neo_followup] {MPML} C184DV1 = possible close approach

[Peter Birtwhistle]

It's been added to the PCCP about a half hour ago, so maybe it is 
further away?

Peter
J95


On 22/05/2020 15:34, Bill J. Gray wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>    If you're observing in the next few hours,  I'd highly
> recommend trying to get some data on this object.  You can
> get solutions that are close in (and apt to come closer to us)
> for a small object,  or more distant solutions for a larger
> object.
>
>    The problem with the latter is that you start to get into
> the "we probably would have seen that" category of size.  So
> I'm inclined to think it really _is_ going to zip close by us.
>
>    Unfortunately,  it's at a low elongation (51 degrees).  It's
> also best observable now from places near central Asia,  which
> is not packed with follow-up stations.  (I've been _very_ glad
> to see observers from China doing follow-ups;  they're ideally
> situated to get objects a few hours after CSS gets them.  But
> this object is about to set from their viewpoint.  I'm hoping
> they may have gotten the object and not reported it yet...)
>
> -- Bill
>
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