Asteroid Apophis Approaching Earth

Ain’t going to hit, troll. You’re just fear mongering as usual, op.

"Potentially Hazardous Asteroids: NEAs whose Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance (MOID) with the Earth is 0.05 au or less and whose absolute magnitude (H) is 22.0 or brighter."


Anything with a MOID less than 0.05 AU to earth and an absolute magnitude brighter than 22 is classified as a PHA. Doesn't mean it will actually hit anytime in the foreseeable future.

Asteroid apophis is currently approaching Earth and is bright enough to see with an amateur telescope and deep space CCD camera. I tracked it last night for about an hour and created the above time lapse. Later tonight it will pass in front of a relatively bright star designated HD 89707, a magnitude 7 star that is just at the limit of human vision from pristine skies. With binoculars or a telescope, amateur astronomers will be able to see the star blink out for a tiny fraction of a second as the asteroid passes directly in front of it over a narrow corridor that cuts through the United States.
[link to www.asteroidoccultation.com (secure)]
Unfortunately Florida is left out of this one, but even without the occultation observation I was able to show the asteroid last night during my live stream.

Thanks Astro!

And yes, many factors can effect an asteroids path. The Earth and Moon being the biggest 2 factors in it's approach. Is the math NASA does 100% accurate in its projected path? No, which is why they give a little percentage of impact at the end of their statements about asteroid path projections.

Another doom post....
Boring
Even this site is boring as hell without trump in office...
So boring I’m glad summer is in its way this all is crap now

The gravity of the Earth and Moon is already factored into the calculations. That's not the issue. The issue are very minute perturbations to the orbit that occur over decades of time. The 2029 impact is already ruled out. There is a very slim possibility of impact in 2068. Phenomenal orbit places the asteroid over an astronomical unit away from the earth at the time of impact but the orbit is very uncertain that far out. The uncertainty is driven by the limits of our observational data on the asteroid and also by the limits of our modeling of very small long-term effects like the Yarkovski effect.

In 2068 I'll be 115 years old. Should I worry?

OP is attention whore.

Question for you OP!

Other than the known influences that can alter trajectory (sunlight , gravitational pulls etc) , as remote the possibility might be , IS it possible for one asteroid to collide with another , this far in away from the belt?

Thank you.

Do explain how providing free, live telescope views of a potentially hazardous asteroid is trolling?

Agreed. I was hoping Astro would return and post because I trust his work.

Idiots like those make it less likely and that frankly pisses me off.

Cry about it, bitch.

Outer space is a fucking LIE.

Created by Satanists to pull you from God.
And enforced through Hollywood as truth.

Outer space?

Bet y'all believe in unicorns too, huh nikka?

Troll^^^

Troll^^^

I never said that it was going to hit us. Why are you trying to put words in my mouth?

Asteroid apophis is currently approaching Earth and is bright enough to see with an amateur telescope and deep space CCD camera. I tracked it last night for about an hour and created the above time lapse. Later tonight it will pass in front of a relatively bright star designated HD 89707, a magnitude 7 star that is just at the limit of human vision from pristine skies. With binoculars or a telescope, amateur astronomers will be able to see the star blink out for a tiny fraction of a second as the asteroid passes directly in front of it over a narrow corridor that cuts through the United States.
[link to www.asteroidoccultation.com (secure)]
Unfortunately Florida is left out of this one, but even without the occultation observation I was able to show the asteroid last night during my live stream.

Where the hell did I ever say this was doom? I didn't say this was a doom post. why are you trying to mischaracterize my post?