Posted on 08/22/2020 4:59:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber
NASA and the European Space Agency are monitoring an asteroid that has a "non-zero" probability of colliding with Earth later this year. Based on the data collected by the two agencies, the asteroid is not in danger of causing an impact event due to its small size.
The approaching asteroid has been identified as 2018 VP1. This asteroid is currently listed in NASAs Sentry and the ESAs Risk List, which are the agencies respective asteroid impact monitoring systems.
As noted by the agencies, all asteroids listed in Sentry and the Risk List have chances of colliding with Earth in the future. In the case of 2018 VP1, NASA detected three potential impacts the asteroid could cause.
According to the data gathered by both the ESA and NASA, 2018 VP1s first potential impact could happen on Nov. 2 this year. The agencies noted that if the asteroid ends up colliding with Earth later this year, it will do so at a speed of over 32,000 miles per hour.
The ESA noted that the asteroids chances of hitting Earth in November are one in 193. These odds are based on the asteroids current trajectory. According to NASA, 2018 VP1 is an Apollo asteroid, which means it follows an Earth-crossing orbit.
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Near zero? Then why mention it.
Oooooh, I hope it doesn’t land in a crater...
A crater would be a dangerous place to take cover.
Covid mortality is similarly near zero, isn’t it?
Thanks MtnClimber. One in 193, nice!
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2018 VP1
Pretty much, Doctor.
Is tgat joe of ‘joe and the ho’ at the mic? Should it not say ‘asteroid on collusion course with Earth. womyn and blacks will be hurt the most.’
Was schedule to hit in Africa and there was a notification to airline pilots to watch for it and report sightings.
Such was done, noting the impact area (Sudan?).
A university crew hot shot to the area and pretty much pick up every piece in the debris field in a few days (barren desert)
Because it would cost multiple trillions / zillions to go get it. Lol
Maybe it’s got some rare mineral in it.
Well maybe we could tag it like we do to wolves or whales or whatever... That would be really cool, and track it.
It's only 2 meters across I think, if it bumps a space pebble it could change orbit. Not much of a threat to us surface-dwellers anyway.
I bet if we gave him enough money Elon could put together a mission to deflect it just enough for the Earth’s atmosphere to do aerobraking on it and it would crash land somewhere reasonably close to intact.
Cherylbinksk, Cherylbinksk, will you do the fandango?
We need a bigger net!
Nope - good way to say they don’t expect it to hit but there’s an itty-bitty chance so it doesn’t get to zero.
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