Near miss: "2001 FO32" passing the 3rd rock from the sun
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:50 am
Today, an asteroid with the rather numerical name 2001 FO32 is going to pass Earth at a distance of 6.6e9 feet. Sounds close — and it is. But it's still several times the distance between Earth and Moon. Inhabitants of the South half of this rock, or near the equator, may have a peek if they bring good glasses.
But be quick: This thing is speeding at 77,000 mph, and it will be a wile until the next opportunity to look from up close, in 2052.
(news item from Center for Near Earth Object Studies, NASA/JPL-Caltech)
But be quick: This thing is speeding at 77,000 mph, and it will be a wile until the next opportunity to look from up close, in 2052.
(news item from Center for Near Earth Object Studies, NASA/JPL-Caltech)
