Posted on 01/18/2022 10:02:51 AM PST by BenLurkin
The asteroid, known as 7482 (1994 PC1), is set to fly by the planet at 1:51 p.m. PT, traveling at a speed of about 43,754 mph, according to NASA.
“Near-Earth #asteroid 1994 PC1 (~1 km wide) is very well known and has been studied for decades by our #PlanetaryDefense experts,”
With a diameter of approximately 3,451 feet, the asteroid is more than twice the size of the Empire State Building.
And while there’s no threat that the asteroid will hit our planet, NASA still considers it a “potentially hazardous object” due to a combination of size and distance from Earth.
NASA’s “eyes on asteroid” website is currently tracking the large object, so you’ll be to check out when it approaches and passes by Earth on Tuesday
For those looking to actually view the asteroid, it’s not quite big enough to see with the naked eye — but you will probably be able to observe it with a small telescope, EarthSky reports.
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That movie supports the rule that the quality of a scifi movie goes down as the budget goes up.
The closest approach is 1.2 million miles so the asteroid is not even "potentially hazardous" to Earth! More FakeNews panic from the NASA woketards. Perhaps in the next few hundred thousand years the asteroid might come closer. Let me know, so I can check my homeowner's insurance policy.
This asteroid is coming nowhere near the Earth.
The Moon is approximately 238,855 miles away from the earth and this object is said to pass at some 1.2 million miles from the earth.
Not even close...
we watched that over the week end kinda good kinda different
Clint Howard so ugly he is cute
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A very amusing photoshop. Thanks.
Can it hit Zip 37188, or perhaps Canada Postal Code K1M 1M4? Please, huh, please, please, please?
Well it may have been a strike at Trump, but they made her look like a complete baffoon which is what we have in office now. I like it but I very, rarely watch movies so maybe I’m jaded lol.
The sky is falling! What ridiculous recurring BS! This object is at the closest 1,200,000 miles from Earth.
Do you have a telescope?
How about DC instead?
One my top 5 50’s sifi movies
My bad. Did a search and it gave me a zip in Tennessee of the place I was seeking. It was the thought that counts.
AFA the Canadian Postal Code? Yes, that is the correct Code.
DC? Mecca would be better choice.
Yes, 12 inch and 10 inch, plus solar telescope
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