Asteroid To Pass Earth Within 0.13 AU On Sunday

[Saint in Paradise]

On Sunday March 28, 2010, Asteroid 2002 TE66 (220124) will pass by the Earth, at its closest approach of 0.1233 Astronomical Units.

 

1 A.U. = 150 000 000 Km (93 210 000 Miles).

 

2002 TE66 is +/- 0,940 Kilometres (0.584 Miles) in diameter.

[saintkiptanui]

So it will be about 10,000,000 miles away??? should be safe, hate for it to ruin my day at wembley.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Eleven and a half million miles away.

 

IN the backyard.

[Huffton]

I got quite excited until I got to the bit that describes that an astrological unit is, well, astrological!

[St Landrew]

So about 11,492,793 miles, which is well over half the distance inside the orbit of Venus at closest approach, or about 48 times the distance of the Moon from the Earth.

 

I'll not be loosing sleep just yet, S-i-P.

[Saint in Paradise]

I read it on another website so I thought I would post it for something to do

 

Actually I calculate it as within 7.5 million miles.

[chrisobee]

Blow that for a game of soldiers, I'll still be hiding under the bed

[St Landrew]

I read it on another website so I thought I would post it for something to do

 

Actually I calculate it as within 7.5 million miles.

 

How's that..?

 

1 AU / 0.1233 = 11.5 milion miles [approx]

 

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Did you know that the area code for parts of the Weald of Kent is 01233..?

 

Is that a bit Twilight Zoney..?

[chrisobee]

How's that..?

 

1 AU / 0.1233 = 11.5 milion miles [approx]

 

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Did you know that the area code for parts of the Weald of Kent is 01233..?

 

Is that a bit Twilight Zoney..?

 

Bit geeky TBH !