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Can asteroid 2000 see wo107?
It was discovered on 29 November 2000, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) at the Lincoln Laboratory’s Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. It is a contact binary….(153201) 2000 WO. 107.
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.3 |
Which asteroid is coming towards Earth in 2020?
A number of known asteroids came closer than this in 2020, notably 2020 CW, 2020 JJ, 2020 QG, and 2020 VT4 which all approached Earth within 0.05 lunar distances.
What is asteroid 2000 WO107 and when will it hit Earth?
Asteroid 2000 WO107 is as tall as the world’s tallest building – the 830m-high Burj Khalifa of Dubai – and is expected to pass our planet on Sunday 29 November around 9.09pm (AEDT). Scientists have been tracking the monster space rock since it was discovered in 2000 by astronomers in New Mexico.
What is the biggest asteroid going to hit Earth in 2020?
A half-kilometer-wide asteroid named (153201) 2000 WO107 will zoom past Earth on Nov. 29, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It will be one of the biggest asteroids to pass near Earth in 2020. An asteroid more than 800m high and over 500m wide is set to race past Earth on Sunday at a rocketing speed of 90,000 km/h.
How close is the asteroid asteroid to Earth?
The close proximity of the asteroid’s trajectory also means that it is being classed as a “potentially hazardous asteroid” by authorities. Fortunately for all of us, the asteroid is expected to pass 4,302,775km from Earth.
When was the asteroid PHA discovered?
It was discovered on 29 November 2000, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) at the Lincoln Laboratory’s Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. It is a contact binary. The orbit of this potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) has been well-established with 20 years of observations.