[interested_observer]

The asteroid can be seen by amateur astronomers with small telescopes and strong binoculars. Its maximum brightness will probably be from 11:07 to 11:52 p.m. ET Monday, according to The Watchers, an astronomy site.

• Huge asteroid will fly by Earth on Monday

But asteroid 2004 BL86 (yes, I too wish it had a catchier name) is big -- about a third of a mile (a half-kilometer) in size. It will be the closest known asteroid this large to pass near Earth until 2027, that's when an asteroid called 1999 AN10 flies by us.

• Big asteroid to fly by Earth Monday - CNN.com

[NKK]

Thanks for the heads up

[lmd91343]

Duck!