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Title: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: blobrana on October 06, 2008, 04:41:40 PM

A small asteroid discovered by the Mt. Lemmon survey is predicted  to collide with the Earth at 1:53 UT, 7th October, 2008.

Read more (http://satelliteforum.darkbb.com/astronomy-f7/neo-8ta9d69-t404.htm)  

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: AJS on October 06, 2008, 05:11:08 PM

Hi blobrana
have they any idea where abouts it will collide/hit and what sort of damage could it do? or is it too small and will just burn up in the atmosphere :-o
If it burns up will we be able to spot its trail from the UK?

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: blobrana on October 06, 2008, 06:43:52 PM

Hi,
luckily it is small.
Perhaps 2 to 6 meters.
Unfortunately we don't know where exactly it will hit, nor what its composition is, (hopefully it is not metallic).  But,  likely it will just burn up in the atmosphere.
Just have a look around that time for a sonic boom or flash of light.

I made a quick skyplot for you...
IMAGE (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/hisaythere2/Asteroidimpact1.gif)
(This is the track over a few hours, and ending just before the circle - where the path crosses the Earths orbit)

Look towards Pisces

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: Einstein on October 06, 2008, 07:28:28 PM

It would be a waste if it wasn't up to a trick to take some poisonous food by surprise, what do you say Cecilia ? :laugh:

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: blobrana on October 06, 2008, 09:32:50 PM

Hum,
The probability for impact is between 99.8% and 100%.

The impact location has been narrowed down to 21N, 33E, at 2:46 UT, which is in in northern Sudan.
The asteroid will track from the northwest, so observers in Europe, northern Africa could possibly see the atmospheric entry phase.
Depending on the composition, the atmospheric impact and breakup should release ~ 1 kiloton of energy,  (The size has been narrowed down to 2 - 4 metres).

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: mgerics on October 07, 2008, 12:37:02 PM

Lessee, if we could harness that kiloton of energy...asteroids as a new energy source ?

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: blobrana on October 07, 2008, 02:57:36 PM

Hum,
or a weapon, citizen!

Im off to join the Mobile Infantry, and save the world.

Service guarantees citizenship.

Read more (http://www.ktvu.com/news/17639751/detail.html)

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: motorollin on October 13, 2008, 09:34:45 AM

Quote

Einstein wrote:
It would be a waste if it wasn't up to a trick to take some poisonous food by surprise, what do you say Cecilia ? :laugh:

:-?

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: cecilia on October 13, 2008, 12:26:09 PM

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motorollin wrote:

Quote

Einstein wrote:
It would be a waste if it wasn't up to a trick to take some poisonous food by surprise, what do you say Cecilia ? :laugh:

:-?

I feel the same way

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: McVenco on October 14, 2008, 10:22:39 AM

But what happened to the asteroid?

Did it hit earth, did it burn up or did some improbability device turn it into a whale?

Title: Re: Small asteroid to Impact
Post by: Einstein on October 14, 2008, 12:54:41 PM

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motorollin wrote:

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Einstein wrote:
It would be a waste if it wasn't up to a trick to take some poisonous food by surprise, what do you say Cecilia ? :laugh:

:-?

Da diet..  :idea:

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cecilia wrote:

I feel the same way

I thought you recognized the bad nutrition, and a (bad ?!) joke, sorry.  :-P