Astronomers based in the British Isles have a fairly limited observing
window for this fascinating near-Earth asteroid over the coming week
or so. Passing through eastern Capricornus and heading south, Toutatis
lies close to the meridian (and consequently highest to the south) at
around 10:30 p.m. BST.

This city-sized planetoid will pass within 1 million miles (less than
four times the distance of the Moon) of Earth on September 29th,
though by that time it will be too far south for U.K. observers to
see. 4179 Toutatis will not break this close approach record until
2562, so make the most of your opportunities!

For more information, see our alerts page:

http://www.astronomynow.com/alerts.shtml#toutatis

Clear skies,

Astronomy Now Online.