By Steven Bellavia | 2020-04-29
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On 04/29/2020 02:00 am by Steven Bellavia| Mattituck, NY, USA
Asteroid 1998 OR2 {52678]is a 2 Km (1.2 mile) diameter, potentially hazardous asteroid, whose eccentric orbit crosses the orbit of the Earth.
It was discovered on 24 July 1998, by astronomers at the Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii.
On the morning of April 29th, 2020, asteroid 1998 OR2 passed within 6 million Km (4 million miles) of Earth
Use the Youtube link to see the time lapse formed with over 300 images, using a 4.5 inch Newtonian reflector, representing 2 hours of motion.
Homemade 4.5-inch Newtonian Reflector
ZWo ASI 183MM Pro Camera
320 x 10 seconds