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Title: Asteroid 2012 DA14
Post by: xinhai on February 05, 2013, 01:40 pm
Asteroid 2012 DA14Asteroid 2012 DA14 will be closest to Earth on Feb. 15, at about 11:24 a.m. PST (2:24 p.m. EST and 1924 UTC), when it will be at a distance of about 27,700 kilometers (17,200 miles) above Earth's surface. Although this is close enough for the asteroid to pass inside the ring of geosynchronous satellites, located about 35,800 kilometers (22,200 miles) above the equator, it will still be well above the vast majority of satellites, including the International Space Station. At its closest, the asteroid will be only about 1/13th of the distance to the moon. The asteroid will fly by our planet quite rapidly, at a speed of about 17,400 mph (7.8 kilometers per second) in a south-to-north direction with respect to Earth.
Title: Re: Asteroid 2012 DA14
Post by: Sulsta on February 05, 2013, 01:42 pm
Asteroid 2012 DA14Asteroid 2012 DA14 will be closest to Earth on Feb. 15, at about 11:24 a.m. PST (2:24 p.m. EST and 1924 UTC), when it will be at a distance of about 27,700 kilometers (17,200 miles) above Earth's surface. Although this is close enough for the asteroid to pass inside the ring of geosynchronous satellites, located about 35,800 kilometers (22,200 miles) above the equator, it will still be well above the vast majority of satellites, including the International Space Station. At its closest, the asteroid will be only about 1/13th of the distance to the moon. The asteroid will fly by our planet quite rapidly, at a speed of about 17,400 mph (7.8 kilometers per second) in a south-to-north direction with respect to Earth.



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Title: Re: Asteroid 2012 DA14
Post by: papas8787 on February 05, 2013, 02:16 pm
Hell yeah!
Title: Re: Asteroid 2012 DA14
Post by: NickNack on February 05, 2013, 03:01 pm
NASA's Jet Propulsion Labs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBUZy1ZCYQ

Other interesting things in the sky for Feb...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYs6Mw744VA