[FredZarguna]

At the distance quoted, which is to 1 significant digit, I get 8.3 LD, but your point is quite correct.

It's not close.

Next time they can get an even more hysterical headline by reporting it's going to pass fewer than 11 light seconds from Earth.

Whew! (Still not close...)

[Celerity]

The media using science to scare people is nothing new.

Unless it’s a scientific magazine, with a credible reporter and credible sources it’s simply not science.

But lack of professional knowledge is nothing new for these cretins.