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Bus-sized asteroid shaves by Earth

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:35 PM EST
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An asteroid about the size of a bus shaved by Earth on Friday in what spacewatchers described as a "near-miss," though experts were not concerned about the possibility of an impact.

The asteroid, named 2012 BX34, measured between six and 19m in diameter, said Gareth Williams, associate director of the US-based Minor Planet Center which tracks space objects.

The asteroid, which had been unknown before it popped into view from a telescope in Arizona on Wednesday, came within about 60,000 km of Earth on Friday at about 1500 GMT, he said.

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Abby.

I only just found this now, & it's Sunday here!

    Reply#1 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:36 PM EST
    Shelby Davenport

    I felt the wind and heard the whoosh as it went by.

    Kidding.

    I love the SyFy channel and have it on for background noise on weekends. There are usually some kind of asteroid, end of earth movies on and I find them so entertaining. A break from absorbing and making sense of all the politics I focus on that I don't have to think, just watch and comment on the bad acting and implausible plot lines.

    All the comets, meteors, bus size asteroids, compared to what's on TV, unless I can see it coming at me, I guess it's sort of a yawn.

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    Reply#2 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:44 PM EST
    Abby.

    Lol!

      #2.1 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:57 PM EST
      truthlover

      Nice seed, thanks.

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      #2.2 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:18 PM EST
      Levi777

      You'd need one helluva catcher's mitt for that puppy!

      • 1 vote
      #2.3 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:20 PM EST
      Abby.

      Truthlover,
      You look good in blue!

      Levi,
      Lmao!

      • 1 vote
      #2.4 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:23 PM EST
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      digcreation

      the fact it just popped into view on Wednesday is somewhat disconcerting.

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      Reply#3 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:02 PM EST
      Shelby Davenport

      What? Newt didn't want to zap it down with one of his electromagnatic pulse guns?

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      #3.1 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:42 PM EST
      digcreation

      see, and now all the naysayers feel silly. :)

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      #3.2 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:33 AM EST
      Abby.

      :)

        #3.3 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:00 PM EST
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        BXURZ

        That's .0014 AU [Astronautical Units]

        Asteroid 2012 BX34 Misses Earth [VIDEO]

        It passed within 36,750 miles (59,044 kilometers) of Earth at 10:30 a.m.

        http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/289085/20120128/asteroid-2012-misses-earth-galaxy-space-rock.htm

          Reply#4 - Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:24 PM EST
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