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2005 YU55 Closest approach to Earth will occur at 6:28 p.m. EST Tuesday
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 4227554:MV8xNjk1NDg2XzI4MDI5MzYzXzhBN0Y4MjQ0] [quote:Boceph:MV8xNjk1NDg2XzI4MDIyNjI4X0E4MEJEQjIy] [quote:Anonymous Coward 4362726:MV8xNjk1NDg2XzI4MDIxNjI0X0IzMDgzOEU3] http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2005 YU55&orb=1 jpl has closet approach to be Nov 9th [/quote] wrong one.... this is YU55 : http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2005%20YU55;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb and says : Additional Information Earth MOID = .00103961 AU T_jup = 5.400 Unless my math is wrong that's about 96000 miles [/quote] Your math is wrong lol it gives 155 000km which is about [/quote]
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You all keep talking about the 9th and the dumb TEST in America when this thing will have already have flown on by the day before.
Large Asteroid Zipping Close to Earth on Tuesday
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. November 7, 2011 (AP)
An asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and moon on Tuesday — the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 years.
But scientists say not to worry. It won't hit.
"We're extremely confident, 100 percent confident, that this is not a threat," said the manager of NASA's Near Earth Object Program, Don Yeomans. "But it is an opportunity."
The asteroid named 2005 YU55 is being watched by ground antennas as it approaches from the direction of the sun. The last time it came within so-called shouting distance was 200 years ago.
Closest approach will occur at 6:28 p.m. EST Tuesday when the asteroid passes within 202,000 miles of Earth. That's closer than the roughly 240,000 miles between the Earth and the moon.
The moon will be just under 150,000 miles from the asteroid at the time of closest approach.
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