2022-01-25, 06:44 PM
When that little 20' rock was screaming closest to me (14° below my horizon) at 8AM Sunday morning, it was just 93,577Km away moving just over 1/2°/min!! -very near the time of discovery by The Piszkéstető Station. Piszkéstető Mountain Station is an astronomical observatory in Mátraszentimre in Mátra Mountains, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) northeast of Hungary's capital Budapest. There were only 114 observations spanning less than 1/2 day by mostly observatories on the other side of the globe. Only a few by observatories in the U.S.
When best placed from my location (Lake Conroe, Tx. Jan 24, 00:52CST), it was 73° up, moving only 18"/sec and near 18th magnitude.
When best placed from my location (Lake Conroe, Tx. Jan 24, 00:52CST), it was 73° up, moving only 18"/sec and near 18th magnitude.