2025-06-06, 06:01 PM
CNEOS predicts that the newly discovered NEO, 2025 LK, will make a close approach on 2025-Jun-08 19:48±00:05 UT at a distance of 0.00066 AU, moving with V Relative=10.27 km/sec, H=26.9 magnitude, diameter 11 m - 24 m and 'Rarity'=2. As of 2025 Jun 6, there is a 3 day observation arc, the Condition Code=7 and the Earth MOID=0.000546596 AU. The solution date was 2025-Jun-06 09:12:02 PDT. The initial reported observation was by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on 2025-06-05. The observation arc was extended 2 days by pre-discovery observations on 2025 Jun 3 at Palomar Mountain--ZTF. This NEO is too small to make the MPC's list of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) that you can download with SkyTools.
Using MPC's elements for the epoch 2025 May 5 0000 UT downloaded on 2025 Jun 6 (this object wasn't in the NEOs at Today's Epoch datafile - too new), ST4.1.1.15 Visual Pro predicts that this NEO will reach a peak brightness of 15 magnitude on 2025 Jun 8 ~1300 EDT (~1700 UT) at a distance of 156.1k km traveling through Draco at ~500"/minute in daylight, near the horizon in Columbus, Ohio. Close approach is predicted (to the nearest hour) on 2025 Jun 8 1600 EDT (2000 UT) at a distance of 103.6k km and 16 magnitude traveling through Camelopardalis at 20.9"/second, but in daylight in Columbus, Ohio.
Here's the Object Info data for 2025 LK:
Since this NEO will pass close to earth and the orbit is still being refined with new observations, observers should follow the directions for downloading orbital elements described in the Important Thread at the top of this forum section.
Good hunting,
Phil S.
Using MPC's elements for the epoch 2025 May 5 0000 UT downloaded on 2025 Jun 6 (this object wasn't in the NEOs at Today's Epoch datafile - too new), ST4.1.1.15 Visual Pro predicts that this NEO will reach a peak brightness of 15 magnitude on 2025 Jun 8 ~1300 EDT (~1700 UT) at a distance of 156.1k km traveling through Draco at ~500"/minute in daylight, near the horizon in Columbus, Ohio. Close approach is predicted (to the nearest hour) on 2025 Jun 8 1600 EDT (2000 UT) at a distance of 103.6k km and 16 magnitude traveling through Camelopardalis at 20.9"/second, but in daylight in Columbus, Ohio.
Here's the Object Info data for 2025 LK:
Since this NEO will pass close to earth and the orbit is still being refined with new observations, observers should follow the directions for downloading orbital elements described in the Important Thread at the top of this forum section.
Good hunting,
Phil S.