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2023 BU
wow! right now wiki says this thing will be close "2023 BU is a near-Earth object that will pass 9,966*±*5*km (6,192.6*±*3.1*mi) from the centerpoint of Earth around 27 January 2023 00:29 UT.[4] Since Earth has a radius of about 6,378*km (3,963*mi), it is expected to pass approximately 3,588*±*5*km (2,229.5*±*3.1*mi) from the surface of Earth over the southern tip of South America.[6] It will pass at an altitude above low Earth orbit at 2,000*km (1,200*mi) and below geostationary orbit at 36,000*km (22,000*mi). The asteroid is about 4–8 meters in diameter and approaches Earth from the night sky. It is the fourth closest non-impacting approach known to Earth after 2020 VT4, 2020 QG, and 2021 UA1. The asteroid will come to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 27 January 2023,[3] four hours after closest approach with Earth. 2023 BU was first imaged by Gennadiy Borisov at Nauchnyi, Crimea, on 21 January 2023 23:53 UT,[2] about five days before closest approach. " for reference: The Moon is an average of 238,855 miles (384,400 km) away.
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And on a completely unrelated note we have this: "Radio signal captured from most distant galaxy so far, astronomers say"
https://www.wbay.com/2023/01/26/radio-signal-captured-most-distant-galaxy-so-far-astronomers-say/ : The message has been decoded and it says " look out! There is an asteroid coming!! " |
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I like the image from this link https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151667749/asteroid-coming-close-earth
It shows that even though this will be coming closer than our satellites the path is sort of perpendicular to the orbital plane of the sats. Just a matter of time. eventually earth takes a hit and we won't even have much warning - possibly. |
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