Newly discovered Near Earth Asteroid 2012 EG5 to pass April 1, 2012 only .6 LD from Earth

Yes, pretty sure that was the Colorado River?

and the end is what all glpers wait for......


Last Edited by meganebula on 03/15/2012 06:59 PM

Just read spaceweather has it listed to fly by on the date and distance that OP says. I'll find the link and post it.

Found it.

[link to spaceweather.com]

From jpl says close approach to the moon on April 1, 2012 will be .0022 AU and April 2, 2012 will be .00095 AU.

[link to ssd.jpl.nasa.gov]

[link to www.purdue.edu]

worry only if it hits your street

Thank you

for condition code 9! According to JPL, condition code 9 is the worst. means the orbit is highly uncertain.

You're welcome and here is 5 stars and a suggest pin! Now I have some running around to do.

Yes, it is highly uncertain but it was only discovered 2 days ago. I only brought attention to it here since when I tried to research it from NASA JPL site I got the virus and then after I scanned and tried to Google this, I get redirected every time for entering asteroid. I just have a gut feeling this thing may be larger than SpaceWeather is posting and IF there is a strong CME, could that redirect this thing even closer to earth??

I watched it and thought it sucked actually. With the hype it got it should have been better. Total sleeper.

I don't think there is any chance a CME could change it's course. I think the biggest worry is that they didn't observe it long enough since it was just discovered.

havent yet. Was told it wasnt what it was made out to be and the only doom was 5 min at the end. Is it worth watching?

It has a high uncertainty even though it has lots of observations because all those obs are over a short time.

Short time, equals relatively short distance, which makes the prediction of path harder.

Had they observed it 18 times since last june, they'd have a very long track to compare, and would have a high certainty.

That is exactly like in the propaganda tell lie vision program "2012" when the family is standing there with their son, as the huge wall of water comes towards them.

I did this research 2012 DA14 recently-- key points and reference to YU55 in red am posting entire analysis:

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UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH with one year

(NEO object) YYYY-MMM-DD -- Nominal LD/AU
(2012 DH54) 2012-Mar-10 -- 3.30/0.0085
(2012 DW60) 2012-Mar-12 -- 2.50/0.0064
(2007 HV4 ) 2012-Apr-19 -- 4.80/0.0122
(2010 KK37) 2012-May-19 -- 2.30/0.0058
(2012 DA14) 2013-Feb-15 -- 0.07/0.00019

2012 DA14 will be 32 times closer than any other known approaching object with next year!


TOP 6 CLOSEST APPROACHES TO EARTH within last year
(NEO object) YYYY-MMM-DD -- Nominal LD/AU
(2011 MD ) 2011-Jun-27 -- 0.05/0.00012
(2012 DU32) 2012-Feb-21 -- 0.1/0.0003
(2012 BX34) 2012-Jan-27 -- 0.2/0.0004
(2011 GP28) 2011-Apr-06 -- 0.2/0.0006
(2011 YC40) 2011-Dec-28 -- 0.3/0.0007
(2012 DY13) 2012-Feb-20 -- 0.3/0.0007

Only one out of over 800 (2011 MD) was closer than 2012 DA14 path.

PHA--Potential Hazardous Asteriods with last year:
(NEO object) YYYY-MMM-DD -- Nominal LD/AU
(2005 YU55) 2011-Nov-08 -- 0.8/0.0022
(2011 JA ) 2011-Apr-25 -- 1.6/0.0042
(2011 LT17) 2011-Jun-15 -- 4.6/0.0119

This object will be 11 times closer than 2005 YU55

TOP 7 Closest of ALL PAST near earth objects:

(2011 CQ1 ) 2011-Feb-04 -- 0.03/0.00008
(2008 TS26) 2008-Oct-09 -- 0.03/0.00008
(2004 FU162) 2004-Mar-31 -- 0.03/0.00009
(2011 MD ) 2011-Jun-27 -- 0.05/0.00012
(2009 VA ) 2009-Nov-06 -- 0.05/0.00014
(2008 US ) 2008-Oct-20 -- 0.08/0.00021
(2004 YD5 ) 2004-Dec-19 -- 0.09/0.00023

2012 DA14 would RANK #5 of all time?

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What positives!

Sormano Astronomical Obersevatory has the MOID, Minimum Orbital Intersection Distance, at .0004 AU. That is 37,000 miles.

[link to www.brera.mi.astro.it]

Some say it was God's punishment

This website puts EG5 at .2 LD which is about 47,000 miles from earth.


PEC 2012-E52 - "18:14 UT" - 2012 EG5

K12E05G 2012 EG5 (risk-listed, Earth MOID=0.2 LD, i=2.5°, H=24.1 ~51m, close passer) from PS1 (March 13.30-33p3), Schiaparelli Obs. (March 13.99-00p2), MRO (March 14.12-14p4), ARO Westfield (March 14.15-16p3), Spacewatch 1.8m (March 14.25-26p3), and Tim Lister via Faulkes Telescope North (March 14.32p3)

[link to www.hohmanntransfer.com]

Video Links -

Asteroid 2012 EG5 NASA JPL Orbit Diagram
[link to ssd.jpl.nasa.gov]

Please Note - Condition Code 9 On NASA JPL Orbit Diagram Data

Copyright NASA
[link to www.nasa.gov]

Recent & Upcoming Earth Asteroid Encounters - SpaceWeather.com
[link to www.spaceweather.com] (Near Bottom Of Page)

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Thanks for posting OP!



Last Edited by ItsMaKa2 on 03/15/2012 11:48 PM

OMG its Gonna Hit.....................nothing

Comet?! Has someone spoke about comet?

hey, i hope i this thread doesn't die.. i did a google news search and found this [link to www.lagranepoca.com] I also did a translation and got this :
The asteroid 2012 Apollo-type EG5 will pass between Earth and the Moon on 2 April, NASA reported according to the international center that investigates Near Earth Objects.

Apollo asteroids have orbits that are coming to Earth, however, although EG5 will not hazardous for about 220 000 km of the Earth, all nearby objects are studied for possible effects of gravity.

Astronomers believe the objects when approaching 3.5 times the distance from the Earth-Moon may suffer in their normal course by the gravity of the Moon or Earth can.

The asteroid 2012 EG5 is between 40 and 90 meters and traveling speed 8.24 km / s.

The European Space Agency, following the Asteroid 2012 DA14 will happen to just 24 000 km away from Earth on February 15 next, stressed the importance of studying what comes to us from heaven.

Another small asteroid, only about 20 meters in diameter, 2012 EN5 happened today at 1, 4 times the distance of the Moon, about 10 km / s without problems.

Velocity makes the difference.


gravitational effects? lwhat if it comes between the moon and the earth

I'm pretty sure the Grand Canyon was made by the Colorado River, not an asteroid.

And so it really begins?

amen to that, although I have Lucid dreams in all sorts of environments but every time they all seem familiar but sooo alien like at the same time, never the less always such a good rush but mine seem to only last about 10 minutes or so it feels like because as soon as i tell myself I'm dreaming I immediately test it by attempting to fly and thats when my mind starts to unravel and wake up.

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