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eastmn
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| Near Earth Asteroid Coming May28 2012 (Memorial Day) |
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Any NEO (near earth object) passing at less than 0.00243 AU (the
average distance to the moon) is classified as a near miss.
Asteroid "2012 KP24"
May-28 USCentralTime 9:01am @ 0.00224005083139303 AU
May-28 USCentralTime 9:21am @ 0.00038338244971189 AU
NASA Link:
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2012%20KP24;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=1#cad
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eastmn
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Anything passing closer than 225,882 miles is classified as near-miss.
Asteroid 2012 KP24 passes at 37,200 miles (1/6th of safe distance).
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Sun May 27, 2012 2:03 pm |
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coaster
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Oh, boy. I wonder what the rounding error is on those calculations? 
~Tim~
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Mon May 28, 2012 6:17 am |
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eastmn
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The asteroid is (or was) approx 80 feet diameter, where nobody seemed worried about it.
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Mon May 28, 2012 3:07 pm |
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coaster
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I'd guess an 80 foot asteroid has a pretty good chance of surviving and impacting the surface, what do you think?
~Tim~
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Tue May 29, 2012 3:54 am |
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