Anonymous Coward User ID: 1557301 Italy 09/19/2011 10:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Asteroid YU55, to pass between the moon and earth on Nov.8,,, 400m diameter And if it hits, kabooooooom. [ link to neo.jpl.nasa.gov] Asteroid 2005 YU55 to Approach Earth on November 8, 2011
Near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass within 0.85 lunar distances from the Earth on November 8, 2011. The upcoming close approach by this relatively large 400 meter-sized, C-type asteroid presents an excellent opportunity for synergistic ground-based observations including optical, near infrared and radar data. The attached animated illustration shows the Earth and moon flyby geometry for November 8th and 9th when the object will reach a visual brightness of 11th magnitude and should be easily visible to observers in the northern and southern hemispheres. The closest approach to Earth and the Moon will be respectively 0.00217 AU and 0.00160 AU on 2011 November 8 at 23:28 and November 9 at 07:13 UT.
Discovered December 28, 2005 by Robert McMillan of the Spacewatch Program near Tucson Arizona, the object has been previously observed by Mike Nolan, Ellen Howell and colleagues with the Arecibo radar on April 19-21, 2010 and shown to be a very dark, nearly spherical object 400 meters in diameter. Because of its approximate 20-hour rotation period, ideal radar observations should include tracks that are 8 hours or longer on multiple dates at Goldstone (November 3-11) and when the object enters Arecibo's observing window on November 8th. Real close to earth... if it's trajectory just changes a little it could hit the earth. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 413649 Italy 09/19/2011 10:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Asteroid YU55, to pass between the moon and earth on Nov.8,,, 400m diameter and maybe we could get hit by a bus and killed tomorrow. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1392631 United States 09/19/2011 11:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Asteroid YU55, to pass between the moon and earth on Nov.8,,, 400m diameter What if it hits the moon? |
[email protected] User ID: 1068728 Canada 11/04/2011 03:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Asteroid YU55, to pass between the moon and earth on Nov.8,,, 400m diameter Some ppl have spotted a light in the sky about two hours ago and then heard a loud thunder in our area...could this passed by earlier than predicted? |
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User ID: 4322070 United States 11/04/2011 04:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Asteroid YU55, to pass between the moon and earth on Nov.8,,, 400m diameter Some ppl have spotted a light in the sky about two hours ago and then heard a loud thunder in our area...could this passed by earlier than predicted?
Quoting: [email protected] 1068728 Won't be visible, except with a very good telescope. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 3610676 United States 11/04/2011 04:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Asteroid YU55, to pass between the moon and earth on Nov.8,,, 400m diameter and maybe we could get hit by a bus and killed tomorrow.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 413649 You could also wake up to take a shit and slip on some water and hit your head on the toilet and die..... |