Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass inside the geosynchronous satellite ring of Earth on 2/15/13

IN the coming months will they know for certain if it will hit? Until then I will archive this in the Doom SPankBAnk.

So they say it won't hit on that page. Go here [link to ssd.jpl.nasa.gov]
and look at the distance on Feb 16 2012. 2.0E-4 AU Looks like it's a hit to me. Suppose it could change again between now and then. Can't figure out how big this puppy is. . .

Its going hit you can take that to the bank all put down on stone,we may get the truth on 21dec 2012 that there is nothing they can do to stop this hit on earth,then its party time for a few months before we are gone.

I have watched a lot of NEOs on the JPL small body database, and I have never seen that 2.0E-4 AU thing. So I checked it out - it's an impact probability equation. This bugger's gonna hit us. Luckily, at 45 meters, it isn't a planet killer, but it's not gonna be a good day.

Enjoy Valentine's Day.

Very close

Very close, although it is a tiny asteroid.

Discovered by the LaSagra observatory in southern Spain, the small asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass within about 3.5 Earth radii of the Earth's surface on February 15, 2013. Although its size is not well determined, this near-Earth asteroid is thought to be about 45 meters in diameter. Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass inside the geosynchronous satellite ring, located about 35,800 km above the equator. Its orbit about the sun can bring it no closer to the Earth's surface than 3.2 Earth radii on February 15, 2013. On this date, the asteroid will travel rapidly from the southern evening sky into the northern morning sky with its closest Earth approach occurring about 19:26 UTC when it will achieve a magnitude of less than seven, which is somewhat fainter than naked eye visibility. About 4 minutes after its Earth close approach, there is a good chance it will pass into the Earth's shadow for about 18 minutes or so before reappearing from the eclipse. When traveling rapidly into the northern morning sky, 2012 DA14 will quickly fade in brightness.