Anonymous Coward User ID: 49357497 United States 04/26/2016 04:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2016 FY3 is flying past Earth today about 1.5 million miles away ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2016 FY3 is flying past Earth today about 1.5 million miles away.
There's no danger of a collision, but the 310 meter-wide space rock is close enough to see through amateur telescopes. Dennis Simmons photographed it this morning from Brisbane, Qld, Australia:
Image and more info at spaceweather.com |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 49357497 United States 04/26/2016 04:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2016 FY3 is flying past Earth today about 1.5 million miles away 310 meters is a rather large for an near Earth asteroid |