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Message Subject Could asteroid YU55 change the moon's orbit? The linked animation shows it very close to the moon!
Poster Handle Astromut
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That could really mess things up if it did change the moon's orbit.
 Quoting: Everyday is Friday


Not going to happen. Just as a way of illustrating how miniscule the gravity of an asteroid is, even very large asteroids like Vesta have a surface gravity of about 0.022 g's. 2005 YU55 is not going to appreciably effect the moon's orbit in any way. You've given me a new fun idea to sim in ORSA though.
 
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