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On February 15, 2013, the asteroid will travel rapidly from the southern evening sky into the northern morning sky
with its closest Earth approach occurring about 19:26 UTC when it will achieve a magnitude of less than seven,
which is somewhat fainter than naked eye visibility. About 4 minutes after its Earth close approach, there is a
good chance it will pass into the Earth’s shadow for about 18 minutes or so before reappearing from the eclipse.
When traveling rapidly into the northern morning sky, 2012 DA14 will quickly fade in brightness.
http://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2012-da14-will-pass-very-close-to-earth-in-2013
with its closest Earth approach occurring about 19:26 UTC when it will achieve a magnitude of less than seven,
which is somewhat fainter than naked eye visibility. About 4 minutes after its Earth close approach, there is a
good chance it will pass into the Earth’s shadow for about 18 minutes or so before reappearing from the eclipse.
When traveling rapidly into the northern morning sky, 2012 DA14 will quickly fade in brightness.
http://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2012-da14-will-pass-very-close-to-earth-in-2013
