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Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Posted: 08 April 2011 at 08:45 PM »
Mark your calendars for an impressive and upcoming flyby of an asteroid that’s one of the larger potentially perilous space rocks in the heavens – in terms of smacking the Earth in the future.

It’s the case of asteroid 2005 YU55, a round mini-world that is about 1,300 feet in diameter. In early November, this asteroid will approach Earth within a scant 0.85 lunar distances.
 
Due the object’s size and whisking by so close to Earth, an extensive campaign of radar, visual and infrared observations are being planned.

Asteroid 2005 YU55 was discovered by Spacewatch at the University of Arizona, Tucson’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory on Dec. 28, 2005. En route and headed our way, the cosmic wanderer is another reminder about life here on our sitting duck of a planet.

Link to MSNBC

I make that to be within about 200,000 miles of earth!

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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #1 Posted: 08 April 2011 at 08:54 PM »
In ' Space Terminology' that is v.v.v.v.v. very close!

Let's hope it doesn't take a swerve as Earth's gravity pulls it around....
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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #2 Posted: 08 April 2011 at 10:26 PM »
some russian amature discovered it i believe.i got that up before you bb posted it about it the other week.i gather we going to learn alot about universe with this one
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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #3 Posted: 08 April 2011 at 10:57 PM »
English translation is???
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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #4 Posted: 08 April 2011 at 11:05 PM »
Quote from: 728 on 08 April 2011 at 10:57 PM
English translation is???

Hard Hats On, It's gonna hit!!





..only kidding I hope.
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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #5 Posted: 09 April 2011 at 09:51 AM »
dont expect we'll know too much about it if it does Dave
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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #6 Posted: 09 April 2011 at 10:02 AM »
As it nears the earths atmosphere there will be changes to tides winds etc so we would see, feel some of the effects then Huh
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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #7 Posted: 09 April 2011 at 10:05 AM »
The asteroid is far too small to have any effect on the earth, just ashame its not a bit closer so we can get a decent view when it passes!
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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #8 Posted: 09 April 2011 at 10:27 AM »
Lets hope that is so
what is its mass? size may be deceiving
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Re: Earth to get very close look at a huge asteroid « Reply #9 Posted: 09 April 2011 at 10:54 AM »
with a diameter of 1300 feet it would be like gouging out Ben Nevis and trowing it though space, if it did hit, at that size it would cause us a few problems!
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