Newly discovered minor planet 2012 QG42 will be passing within about 2,840,000 km of Earth in a couple of days but it's already bright enough at magnitude 14 or so to be an easy target for many astroimagers here in Utah. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/2012QG42.JPG http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/2012QG42.GIF (~11 MB) I shot the images through a red filter this morning (12 September) between 0526 and 0607 UT when 2012 QG42 was about 3,441,000 km out and moving across the sky at 35"/min. FOV of the image is 18 x 26 arc minutes. Closest approach is tomorrow night into Friday morning. To get observing data go to http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html and enter 2012 QG42 in the search box. You can enter your longitude, latitude and altitude or if you're in northern Utah you can just enter my observatory code 718. Clear skies, patrick