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Two close approaching MPs 2017 KM27 & 2021 VQ26 - PMSchu - 2021-11-19
Found 2 more close approaching MPs noted above.
2021 VQ26 has a close approach on Nov 22 according to CNEOS. ST4 predicts it will reach 15.5 mag on Nov 22 moving 66"/min & may be visible from Nov 21-24 ~16 mag.
2017 KM27 doesn't appear in the CNEOS list of close approaches & JPL doesn't list it as having a close approach to earth this year. Curious for sure. ST4 predicts a close approach on Nov 24 at 16.2 mag moving at 42"/min. It may be visible on Nov 23 & 25 as well. The epoch of the elements in the ST4 MP DB is 2022 Jan 21, so it wasn't included in the NEAs at Today's Epoch that I downloaded today. It would be interesting to see if this MP will really have a close approach or not.
Phil S,