Asteroid 2016 WJ1 impact risk Torino Scale 1

So its the first i have seen in the list as an impact risk 1 in the Torino scale for ages, so i thought it could be interesting to watch.
It was discovered on Nov 19th 2016 at Mt. Lemmon Survey and its an Apollo-type asteroid
It is estimated around 180 meters
Its going to flyby in mid December at 0.054 AU (close but safe)
But it may be dangerous for the years 2030 and on

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Posted on 26 Nov
"With a short observation arc of just 1 week, this asteroid has a (very small) chance to impact Earth in the year 2065."

Current calculations show the chance of collision is extremely unlikely with no cause for public attention or public concern. New telescopic observations very likely will lead to reassignment to Level 0."

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Another asteroid 2007 VM184 is an Apollo-type asteroid with a diameter of 200-450 metres. It will make a distant flyby at 0.07 AU (11.1 million km) on December 3rd. We observed it at +17.3 mag.***

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Last Edited by Ostria1 on 11/30/2016 06:52 PM