To: 11th_VA; SunkenCiv
Kudos to the sensationalists at the Express for integrating the Torino Scale into their story. If we combine this knowledge with the JPL's database on NEOs, we will see this rock will pass with 0.039 AU, or 3.9% 93 million miles (one AU = distance between the Earth and Sun). That comes to about 360,000 miles, or about 3x the distance to the moon. This rock is a likely 0 or 1 on the Scale. Nothing about which to worry.
17 posted on
10/27/2019 4:45:29 AM PDT by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^s)
To: DoodleBob
I see levels 5,6 and 7 are the “ get off my lawn” levels.
23 posted on
10/27/2019 4:52:23 AM PDT by
Redcitizen
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To: 11th_VA; SunkenCiv
Correction - it’ll pass 1.4x the distance to the moon. Yawn. Merry Christmas.
24 posted on
10/27/2019 4:53:25 AM PDT by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^s)
To: DoodleBob
You won’t hear it here either. Only half awake.
Your calculation is off by 10x 3.9% of 93 million is 3.6 million miles. Even less to worry about. (I think I am awake now??
28 posted on
10/27/2019 4:57:00 AM PDT by
muskah
To: DoodleBob
“That comes to about 360,000 miles, or about 3x the distance to the moon.”
Actually 93,000,000 .039 is 3,627,000 miles and not 367,000 miles.
To: DoodleBob
Actually, the moon is about 240k miles, no? But whatever. I don’t think I will change my Christmas plans.
77 posted on
10/27/2019 8:24:28 AM PDT by
Manly Warrior
(US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
To: DoodleBob
360,000 miles, or about 3x the distance to the moon
It's about 1..5 times. .
83 posted on
10/27/2019 8:39:42 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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