Posted on 03/30/2022 10:03:55 AM PDT by BenLurkin
However, there is no need to panic; astronomers say the massive space rock will miss us by around 4.6 million miles (7.4 million kilometers).
The asteroid, known as 2007 FF1, is between 360 feet and 656 feet (110 and 260 meters) in diameter, according to SpaceReference.com, a database that compiles information from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and the International Astronomical Union. The rock 2007 FF1 is known as an Apollo-class asteroid, of which there are around 15,000, meaning that its orbit around the sun (which takes 684 days) crosses with Earth's orbit. The asteroid is classified as potentially hazardous because of its size and relatively close orbit to Earth.
A blurry photo of the space rock hurtling in our direction was captured by the Virtual Telescope Project on March 24, when the asteroid was around 7.2 million miles (11.6 million km) from Earth. This is the first evidence that confirms the asteroid will make its flyby of Earth as predicted by past models.
The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 4:35 p.m. ET, when it will be around 4.6 million miles away. The upcoming flyby is the closest approach to Earth that 2007 FF1 has made since it was discovered in March 2007.
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They should have gone to asteroids. Aster! Aster! Roids Roids Roids!
This could be bad. Bruce Willis just announced he is stepping away from acting.
“The rock 2007 FF1 is known as an Apollo-class asteroid...”
Maybe Will Smith can slap this “rock”.
When someone says “there is no need to panic” you know that a disaster is imminent.
Here is hoping it hits us.
That’s 10 times the distance to the moon.
Gonna miss us, eh? On the bright side, maybe their math’s off.
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