Hi all,
Want to see a mag 3 asteroid? Only one problem, you will have to wait until 2029!
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news149.html
On April 13, 2029, the predicted trajectory now passes within 5.7 Earth radii (36,350 km or 22,600 miles) of the Earth's center - just below the altitude of geosynchronous Earth satellites.
At the time of the closest approach, the asteroid will be a naked eye object (3.3 mag.) traveling rapidly (42 degrees per hour!) through the constellation of Cancer. 8O 8O
Pencil that date in folks!!!!
Cheers,
Maurice
Any takers on the weather forecast for that night??
Want to see a mag 3 asteroid? Only one problem, you will have to wait until 2029!
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news149.html
On April 13, 2029, the predicted trajectory now passes within 5.7 Earth radii (36,350 km or 22,600 miles) of the Earth's center - just below the altitude of geosynchronous Earth satellites.
At the time of the closest approach, the asteroid will be a naked eye object (3.3 mag.) traveling rapidly (42 degrees per hour!) through the constellation of Cancer. 8O 8O
Pencil that date in folks!!!!
Cheers,
Maurice
Any takers on the weather forecast for that night??
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