[Timesink]

Where is the mailing list where such discussions take place? If amateur astronomers can be on it, we can lurk too. Might be fun!

[GeraldP]

I would also like to know. Guess we'll just have to wait for somebody from it to stumble into this thread and illuminate us.

[Constitution Day]

Here's the site for the Minor Planet Center.

Don't know about their mailing list, though.

[RightWhale]

Where is the mailing list where such discussions take place?

It's out there, but it's also a short, quiet, and dull list. Generally, even if they call the White House, the citizens will not be notified until the impact point is known. That won't leave much time, and even then, what should the citizens do?

[1ofmanyfree]

I'm with ya'. Let's do it! Let us know what you find... post it here.

[John H K]

Where is the mailing list where such discussions take place? If amateur astronomers can be on it, we can lurk too. Might be fun!

Professional scientists have moved from USEnet to mailing lists to private invitation-only mailing lists to avoid all the bandwidth being taken up by "science kooks" prattling their nonsense theories and abusing actual scientists. It's a shame, because there are plenty of "amateurs" who don't cause trouble but the kooks are horrendous.