Potentialy Dangerous Asteroid 2014 UF56 Will Pass Between Earth and Moon Tonight at 21:12 UT (Oct 27) Video + Live Event

Potentialy Dangerous Asteroid 2014 UF56 Will Pass Between Earth and Moon Tonight at 21:12 UT (October 27)

The 14-meters large asteroid 2014 UF56 will make a very close approach with the Earth, reaching a minimum distance of about 160.000 km, that is 0.41 lunar distances.

This  this is a safe distance, but close enough for comfort !!!

The asteroid was discovered Saturday and despite passing so close to Earth, few if any of us will see the flyby with our eyes in a telescope. At brightest, 2014 UF56 will only reach magnitude +16, as it zips from Scutum constellation through Capricornus. 

It will again approach the Earth on Feb. 12, 2018. This will be a very distant fly-by, at about 64 lunar distances.

http://www.sott.net/article/288005-House-sized-Asteroid-to-Give-Earth-a-Very-Close-Shave-Monday

The Virtual Telescope will show asteroid 2014 UF56 live on 27 Oct. 2014, at 19:00 UT on its webTV here!  http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/     

Because of clouds, the asteroid 2014 UF56 event in cancelled

Image credit: ESA