Close fly-by of asteroid Toutatis this week!
Potentially hazardous asteroid Toutatis, an asteroid with an estimated diameter of over 3 miles (5.4 km), will make its close approach to Earth this week.
Slooh Space Camera will cover its near-approach on Tuesday, December 11th, with several live shows on Slooh.com, free to the public, starting at 12 p.m. PST / 3 p.m. EST / 20:00 UTC (international times here:
Slooh president Patrick Paolucci and Astronomy magazine columnist Bob Berman will provide real-time discussion of the event.
Viewers can watch live on their PC or iOS/Android mobile device.
“We will be tracking asteroid Toutatis live from two observatory locations — Canary Islands, off the coast of Africa, and Arizona,” says Paolucci in a newly issued press statement.
On December 11th/12th, asteroid Toutatis will be a comfortable but still concerning 0.04 AU away from Earth – or about 18 lunar distances.
Go to: http://events.slooh.com/
By Leonard David