07-03-2006, 12:48 AM
… magnitude 13 - 11. so it'll be about 100 times fainter than the faintest star visible to an unaided eye … but it'll be moving which increases your chance of picking it out (if you have good 8" or better telescope, a clear sky, etc, etc)
The rock is about 1km in diameter … good luck.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060629_night_sky.html
The rock is about 1km in diameter … good luck.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060629_night_sky.html