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To: BenLurkin
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.

13 posted on 08/19/2021 5:56:29 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: GreenHornet

I recall a few years ago they discovered an asteroid that passed within half the distance of the moon or something. Pretty close.

Sad part is, they only discovered it AFTER it had passed by the Earth. “The sun was in my eyes!”

Not that it would made much of a difference if we had seen it earlier.


14 posted on 08/19/2021 6:03:07 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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