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Message Subject Someone help with YU55 ... I am confused -- Closer than previously stated
Poster Handle NiNzrez
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it says the closest distance will be 0.0022 AU

0.0022 Astronomical Units = 329,115.6 kilometers
(204.502 miles)
The average distance from Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometers
(238,857 miles)

where are you getting the closer distance from?
 Quoting: NiNzrez


hmmm but when i click to view the Close-Approach Data, i get this

Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty
(days_HH:MM) Body Nominal Distance (AU) Minimum Distance (AU) Maximum Distance (AU)
2011-Nov-08 23:28 < 00:01 Earth 0.00217200758286823 0.00217188001449126 0.00217213515468347
2011-Nov-09 07:14 < 00:01 Moon 0.00160119624839852 0.00160107696971722 0.00160131553174464

(hope direct link works for the data)
[link to ssd.jpl.nasa.gov]
 Quoting: NiNzrez


Moon
0.00160119624839852 Astronomical Units = 239 535.756 kilometers
(148,840.618 miles)

Earth
0.00217200758286823 Astronomical Units = 324 927.99 kilometers
(201,900.892 miles)
 
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