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Huge Asteroid 324 Bamberga Makes a Return Visit to Earth’s Neighborhood on Friday the 13th
The path of 324 Bamberga through Pisces from September 8th to October 10th. Created by the Author using Starry Night Education software).
This week offers a fine chance to catch sight of a unique asteroid.
324 Bamberga reaches opposition this week in the constellation Pisces on (friggatriskaidekaphobics take note) Friday the 13th at 2PM EDT/16:00 Universal Time.
About 230 kilometres in size, 324 Bamberga reaches 0.81 astronomical units from the Earth this week. No other asteroid so large gets so close. (…)
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Post tags: 324 Bamberga, 4179 Toutatis, 433 Eros, Asteroids, Bamberga 2035, Bamberga history, Bamberga occultation, c-type asteroids, harvest moon, johann palissa, pisces asteroids, september asteroids
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