Imagine the hysteria. . .

. . .if this were to happen in Dec. of 2012.  It does not sound like the asteroid will be visible to the naked eye, but if you are interested in this sort of thing, it may be worth it to you to dress your eye up with the lens of an optical telescope - a basic one should do. I would love to hear from anyone who spots it.  In fact, I would love to hear from anyone.