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Originally Posted by ngc3314
Incoming! Here's a stack of 10 1-minute V-band exposures done tonight from our campus observatory.
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Yes, it has brightened considerably. I had a small clear hole and found it right where it was supposed to be from my Minor Planet Center elements. They do change rapidly as the earth's gravity changes the orbital path. Maybe yours were just one update back. I had that with 2008 AF3 a few weeks ago.
I didn't try imaging as it was obvious by the time I got things set the clouds would win. Actually I did get it in a sidereal tracked image last night as well. It is very faint but is there. This was taken shortly after the one I did tracking the asteroid. By then it was really down in the gunk. It would have been a lot easier to see earlier in the evening. But I had to wait for gunk to clear out. The higher speed tonight may have made this more difficult though I got 2008 AF3 this way as well and it was faster and fainter. It was much higher and the skies much better.
What scope were you using?
Rick