Possum Observatory - John Drummond, NZ

ASTEROID FLYBY: Asteroid 4179 Toutatis is flying past Earth this week. The
weirdly tumbling space rock is close enough (4 lunar distances) and bright
enough (9th magnitude) to see through backyard telescopes. For the next
few days it will scoot through the constellation Capricornus where amateur
astronomers worldwide can find it. By Sept. 29th, when Toutatis is
closest to Earth, it will be visible mainly from the southern hemisphere.
Observers there can see it passing not far from the bright star Alpha
Centauri. Follow the links at spaceweather.com to sky maps and detailed
ephemerides.


	Toutatis (4179) Thurs 23 September 2004, 08:30 UT 10 minute exposure

(4179) Toutatis
Date........................RA .....declination....r..delta..mag..Elong
---- -- ----------- - ----- --- -----
23 Sep 2004 20:37:43 21h27m15.34s -24 46' 12.1" 1.032 0.041 10.2 135.0
23 Sep 2004 22:37:43 21h26m42.16s -24 56' 12.7" 1.032 0.040 10.2 134.7
24 Sep 2004 0:37:43 21h26m09.18s -25 06' 09.2" 1.031 0.040 10.2 134.4
24 Sep 2004 2:37:43 21h25m37.93s -25 16' 07.0" 1.031 0.039 10.1 134.2
24 Sep 2004 4:37:43 21h25m09.30s -25 26' 15.5" 1.030 0.039 10.1 133.9
24 Sep 2004 6:37:43 21h24m43.28s -25 36' 46.1" 1.030 0.038 10.1 133.7
24 Sep 2004 8:37:43 21h24m18.90s -25 47' 48.8" 1.029 0.038 10.1 133.4
24 Sep 2004 10:37:43 21h23m54.49s -25 59' 30.4" 1.029 0.037 10.0 133.2
24 Sep 2004 12:37:43 21h23m28.09s -26 11' 51.8" 1.028 0.037 10.0 132.9
24 Sep 2004 14:37:43 21h22m57.95s -26 24' 48.4" 1.028 0.036 10.0 132.6
24 Sep 2004 16:37:43 21h22m23.03s -26 38' 10.9" 1.027 0.036 10.0 132.3
24 Sep 2004 18:37:43 21h21m43.27s -26 51' 48.0" 1.027 0.035 10.0 132.0
24 Sep 2004 20:37:43 21h20m59.67s -27 05' 29.6" 1.026 0.035 9.9 131.7
24 Sep 2004 22:37:43 21h20m13.99s -27 19' 10.0" 1.026 0.034 9.9 131.3
25 Sep 2004 0:37:43 21h19m28.29s -27 32' 49.8" 1.025 0.034 9.9 131.0
25 Sep 2004 2:37:43 21h18m44.39s -27 46' 36.7" 1.025 0.033 9.9 130.7
25 Sep 2004 4:37:43 21h18m03.26s -28 00' 43.3" 1.024 0.033 9.8 130.3
25 Sep 2004 6:37:43 21h17m24.79s -28 15' 24.7" 1.024 0.032 9.8 130.0
25 Sep 2004 8:37:43 21h16m47.70s -28 30' 54.4" 1.023 0.032 9.8 129.7
25 Sep 2004 10:37:43 21h16m09.88s -28 47' 20.9" 1.023 0.031 9.8 129.4
25 Sep 2004 12:37:43 21h15m28.86s -29 04' 45.7" 1.022 0.031 9.7 129.0
25 Sep 2004 14:37:43 21h14m42.50s -29 23' 02.7" 1.022 0.030 9.7 128.7
25 Sep 2004 16:37:43 21h13m49.52s -29 41' 59.5" 1.021 0.030 9.7 128.3
25 Sep 2004 18:37:43 21h12m49.89s -30 01' 21.7" 1.021 0.029 9.7 127.8
25 Sep 2004 20:37:43 21h11m44.85s -30 20' 56.4" 1.020 0.029 9.6 127.4
25 Sep 2004 22:37:43 21h10m36.60s -30 40' 36.7" 1.020 0.028 9.6 127.0
26 Sep 2004 0:37:43 21h09m27.67s -31 00' 24.8" 1.019 0.028 9.6 126.5
26 Sep 2004 2:37:43 21h08m20.22s -31 20' 31.9" 1.019 0.027 9.6 126.1
26 Sep 2004 4:37:43 21h07m15.34s -31 41' 16.5" 1.018 0.027 9.5 125.6
26 Sep 2004 6:37:43 21h06m12.64s -32 02' 59.8" 1.018 0.026 9.5 125.2
26 Sep 2004 8:37:43 21h05m10.31s -32 26' 00.8" 1.017 0.026 9.5 124.7
26 Sep 2004 10:37:43 21h04m05.45s -32 50' 31.5" 1.017 0.025 9.5 124.2
26 Sep 2004 12:37:43 21h02m54.75s -33 16' 33.7" 1.016 0.025 9.4 123.7
26 Sep 2004 14:37:43 21h01m35.33s -33 43' 58.8" 1.016 0.024 9.4 123.2
26 Sep 2004 16:37:43 21h00m05.50s -34 12' 29.9" 1.015 0.024 9.4 122.6
26 Sep 2004 18:37:43 20h58m25.17s -34 41' 46.6" 1.015 0.023 9.3 122.0
26 Sep 2004 20:37:43 20h56m35.94s -35 11' 31.9" 1.014 0.023 9.3 121.4
26 Sep 2004 22:37:43 20h54m40.62s -35 41' 37.8" 1.014 0.022 9.3 120.7
27 Sep 2004 0:37:43 20h52m42.40s -36 12' 09.2" 1.014 0.022 9.3 120.1
27 Sep 2004 2:37:43 20h50m43.81s -36 43' 25.0" 1.013 0.021 9.2 119.4
27 Sep 2004 4:37:43 20h48m45.87s -37 15' 53.8" 1.013 0.021 9.2 118.7
27 Sep 2004 6:37:43 20h46m47.50s -37 50' 08.0" 1.012 0.021 9.2 118.0
27 Sep 2004 8:37:43 20h44m45.58s -38 26' 35.9" 1.012 0.020 9.2 117.3
27 Sep 2004 10:37:43 20h42m35.51s -39 05' 34.4" 1.011 0.020 9.1 116.6
27 Sep 2004 12:37:43 20h40m12.10s -39 47' 04.4" 1.011 0.019 9.1 115.8
27 Sep 2004 14:37:43 20h37m30.84s -40 30' 50.7" 1.010 0.019 9.1 114.9
27 Sep 2004 16:37:43 20h34m28.86s -41 16' 25.4" 1.010 0.018 9.1 114.0
27 Sep 2004 18:37:43 20h31m05.66s -42 03' 16.3" 1.009 0.018 9.0 113.0
27 Sep 2004 20:37:43 20h27m23.08s -42 50' 56.9" 1.009 0.017 9.0 112.0
27 Sep 2004 22:37:43 20h23m24.60s -43 39' 16.6" 1.008 0.017 9.0 110.9
28 Sep 2004 0:37:43 20h19m13.95s -44 28' 25.8" 1.008 0.017 9.0 109.8
28 Sep 2004 2:37:43 20h14m53.47s -45 18' 56.2" 1.007 0.016 9.0 108.7
28 Sep 2004 4:37:43 20h10m22.71s -46 11' 33.5" 1.007 0.016 8.9 107.6
28 Sep 2004 6:37:43 20h05m37.57s -47 07' 04.8" 1.006 0.015 8.9 106.4
28 Sep 2004 8:37:43 20h00m30.37s -48 06' 05.3" 1.006 0.015 8.9 105.2
28 Sep 2004 10:37:43 19h54m50.79s -49 08' 44.9" 1.006 0.015 8.9 103.9
28 Sep 2004 12:37:43 19h48m27.51s -50 14' 41.4" 1.005 0.014 8.9 102.5
28 Sep 2004 14:37:43 19h41m10.28s -51 22' 59.9" 1.005 0.014 8.9 100.9
28 Sep 2004 16:37:43 19h32m51.82s -52 32' 22.6" 1.004 0.014 8.9 99.3
28 Sep 2004 18:37:43 19h23m29.04s -53 41' 24.6" 1.004 0.013 8.9 97.6
28 Sep 2004 20:37:43 19h13m02.98s -54 48' 54.4" 1.003 0.013 8.9 95.8
28 Sep 2004 22:37:43 19h01m37.01s -55 54' 09.9" 1.003 0.013 8.9 93.9
29 Sep 2004 0:37:43 18h49m13.76s -56 57' 03.5" 1.002 0.012 9.0 92.0
29 Sep 2004 2:37:43 18h35m51.65s -57 57' 52.0" 1.002 0.012 9.0 90.0
29 Sep 2004 4:37:43 18h21m22.39s -58 56' 51.3" 1.001 0.012 9.0 88.0
29 Sep 2004 6:37:43 18h05m30.82s -59 53' 44.0" 1.001 0.012 9.1 85.9
29 Sep 2004 8:37:43 17h47m57.85s -60 47' 10.6" 1.001 0.011 9.1 83.8
29 Sep 2004 10:37:43 17h28m26.78s -61 34' 33.9" 1.000 0.011 9.2 81.5
29 Sep 2004 12:37:43 17h06m51.92s -62 12' 10.1" 1.000 0.011 9.3 79.1
29 Sep 2004 14:37:43 16h43m26.77s -62 35' 50.5" 0.999 0.011 9.3 76.6
29 Sep 2004 16:37:43 16h18m47.09s -62 42' 06.2" 0.999 0.011 9.4 74.0
29 Sep 2004 18:37:43 15h53m44.59s -62 29' 12.8" 0.998 0.011 9.6 71.3
29 Sep 2004 20:37:43 15h29m12.67s -61 57' 38.9" 0.998 0.010 9.7 68.7
29 Sep 2004 22:37:43 15h05m51.55s -61 09' 43.4" 0.997 0.010 9.9 66.0
30 Sep 2004 0:37:43 14h44m00.98s -60 08' 34.5" 0.997 0.010 10.0 63.4
30 Sep 2004 2:37:43 14h23m42.68s -58 57' 03.4" 0.996 0.010 10.2 60.8
30 Sep 2004 4:37:43 14h04m48.59s -57 37' 04.2" 0.996 0.010 10.4 58.3
30 Sep 2004 6:37:43 13h47m09.65s -56 09' 27.6" 0.996 0.010 10.6 55.9
30 Sep 2004 8:37:43 13h30m41.57s -54 34' 25.7" 0.995 0.011 10.8 53.5
30 Sep 2004 10:37:43 13h15m26.28s -52 52' 09.5" 0.995 0.011 11.0 51.1
30 Sep 2004 12:37:43 13h01m29.78s -51 03' 23.4" 0.994 0.011 11.3 48.8
30 Sep 2004 14:37:43 12h48m58.03s -49 09' 41.2" 0.994 0.011 11.5 46.5
30 Sep 2004 16:37:43 12h37m53.14s -47 13' 18.1" 0.993 0.011 11.8 44.4
30 Sep 2004 18:37:43 12h28m11.36s -45 16' 46.2" 0.993 0.011 12.1 42.4
30 Sep 2004 20:37:43 12h19m43.24s -43 22' 23.4" 0.993 0.012 12.3 40.4
30 Sep 2004 22:37:43 12h12m15.49s -41 31' 50.0" 0.992 0.012 12.6 38.7
1 Oct 2004 0:37:43 12h05m33.54s -39 45' 57.5" 0.992 0.012 12.9 37.1
1 Oct 2004 2:37:43 11h59m24.19s -38 04' 51.5" 0.991 0.012 13.1 35.6
1 Oct 2004 4:37:43 11h53m37.53s -36 28' 04.0" 0.991 0.013 13.4 34.3
1 Oct 2004 6:37:43 11h48m08.05s -34 54' 51.7" 0.990 0.013 13.6 33.2
1 Oct 2004 8:37:43 11h42m54.60s -33 24' 34.0" 0.990 0.013 13.8 32.1
1 Oct 2004 10:37:43 11h37m59.31s -31 56' 46.3" 0.990 0.013 14.0 31.2
1 Oct 2004 12:37:43 11h33m25.91s -30 31' 26.1" 0.989 0.014 14.2 30.4
1 Oct 2004 14:37:43 11h29m17.78s -29 08' 51.0" 0.989 0.014 14.4 29.7
1 Oct 2004 16:37:43 11h25m36.42s -27 49' 29.8" 0.988 0.015 14.6 29.0
1 Oct 2004 18:37:43 11h22m20.69s -26 33' 52.0" 0.988 0.015 14.8 28.4
1 Oct 2004 20:37:43 11h19m26.90s -25 22' 17.5" 0.987 0.015 14.9 27.9
1 Oct 2004 22:37:43 11h16m49.59s -24 14' 51.3" 0.987 0.016 15.0 27.5
2 Oct 2004 0:37:43 11h14m22.78s -23 11' 22.2" 0.987 0.016 15.2 27.2
2 Oct 2004 2:37:43 11h12m01.23s -22 11' 26.2" 0.986 0.017 15.3 27.0
2 Oct 2004 4:37:43 11h09m41.46s -21 14' 32.2" 0.986 0.017 15.4 26.8