[alloysteel]

Of only passing interest. If we DID sustain a hit of this size, most of the other problems in the world would be instantly diminished.

But (sigh), just have to wait until next time. Missed the brass ring again...

[Vaquero]

The dinosaur killer was the size of Everest. This is between a Chelyabinsk and a Tunguska.

[alloysteel]

Of only passing interest. If we DID sustain a hit of this size, most of the other problems in the world would be instantly diminished.

But (sigh), just have to wait until next time. Missed the brass ring again...

[dfwgator]

Come on, asteroid!

[Gay State Conservative]

Hopefully it will hit San Francisco...or the White House.

[Red Badger]

26.1 kilometers/second...58,384 mile per hour!..............

[MrLucky1966]

OK, this is really for Revenue Canada, but you get the idea. B-)

[Flick Lives]

...will actually pass our planet at a distance nearly nine times further away from us than the moon is.

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9 * 238,900 = 2,150,100 miles

[pas]

Has anyone saw Bruce Willis lately?

[GreenHornet]

While Saturday's pass is deemed a close approach by CNEOS, 2016 AJ193 will actually pass our planet at a distance nearly nine times further away from us than the moon is.

When they find one that will pass within 75 feet of the Earth, then I'll be concerned.

[bert]

News Week hyped the size but failed to give the weight in tons. The article also failed to list the size in boxcars.

Most importantly, it did not say how far away it will pass

[backwoods-engineer]

Why can’t we get a nice asteroid hit on Washington DC? This country deserves to be destroyed, as do most of the nations of the world.