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November 12, 2003
Asteroid (1990 OS)
Alan says if you listen close you should hear the whooshing sound as 1990 OS passes within nine LDs (lunar distances) of Earth. NASA has thoughtfully provided an orbit simulation to visualize the process.
Due to its size and the proximity of its orbit to that of Earth, 1990 OS has been classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center.
Flea-readers wanting a yet more detailed view of the debris waiting to crash into our planet thereby dooming us all can take a look at some useful animations. I am glad people are cataloguing all these whooshing rocks even if they do not have the time to calculate precisely where they are all headed.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at November 12, 2003 07:18 AM