Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) Ref: MPC 38537. Assumed Asteroid Diameter = 1.9 KM.
Period = .61 years. 222.2 days. Perihelion Distance = .42 AU. Aphelion Distance = 1.02AU.
On December 15-16, the minor planet 1998 WT24 passed within five Earth-Moon distances of our planet.
Taken using an F5.5 25cm Mead LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain at prime focus.Starlight Express CCD imaging cameras the MX916usb (mono). "First image guided using a guide star". "Second image guided on the asteroid".
John Fletcher Mount Tuffley Observatory. UK.