Hi Dennis,
From what little I know of meterorology, we switch between El Nino & La Nina. That why it's called ENSO, El Nino Southern Oscillation. No matter what, it always seems to result in extreme weather.
Anyway, I have ST4v working again so here's an Interactive Atlas chart showing the predicted path of (162825) 2001 BO61 from 2022 Sep 11 to 15 as seen from Brisbane, Australia: [attachment=2505]
ST4v predicts that the peak brightness of 15.4 magnitude will occur on Sep 13 at 2100 EDT when the NEO will be moving at 22.8"/min through Scorpius. The predicted minimum distance of 0.08 AU occurs on Sep 11 at 1200 EDT & 16.0 magnitude when it will be moving through Scorpius at 28.3"/min in daylight in Columbus, Ohio. The motion is fast for an NEO passing this far away & sure enough, CNEOS lists the relative velocity as 27.15 km/sec, the highest in the next 60 days.
This is a very good object for southern hemisphere observers, so I hope that you & George will be able to get a look at it.
Good hunting,
Phil S.
From what little I know of meterorology, we switch between El Nino & La Nina. That why it's called ENSO, El Nino Southern Oscillation. No matter what, it always seems to result in extreme weather.
Anyway, I have ST4v working again so here's an Interactive Atlas chart showing the predicted path of (162825) 2001 BO61 from 2022 Sep 11 to 15 as seen from Brisbane, Australia: [attachment=2505]
ST4v predicts that the peak brightness of 15.4 magnitude will occur on Sep 13 at 2100 EDT when the NEO will be moving at 22.8"/min through Scorpius. The predicted minimum distance of 0.08 AU occurs on Sep 11 at 1200 EDT & 16.0 magnitude when it will be moving through Scorpius at 28.3"/min in daylight in Columbus, Ohio. The motion is fast for an NEO passing this far away & sure enough, CNEOS lists the relative velocity as 27.15 km/sec, the highest in the next 60 days.
This is a very good object for southern hemisphere observers, so I hope that you & George will be able to get a look at it.
Good hunting,
Phil S.