Small asteroid to Impact

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

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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
(This is the track over a few hours, and ending just before the circle - where the path crosses the Earths orbit)

Look towards Pisces

[blobrana]

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).

[blobrana]

Hum,
or a weapon, citizen!

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

Service guarantees citizenship.

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