A 1,110-foot-wide asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos (and possibly a Stargate SG-1 character) will fly past Earth in 2029 within the distance of some orbiting spacecraft, according to reports.
The asteroid, 99942 Apophis, will come within 19,000 miles of Earth on April 13, a decade from now, but scientists at the Planetary Defense Conference are already preparing for the encounter, Newsweek reported. They plan to discuss the asteroid's effects on Earth's gravity, potential research opportunities and even how to deflect an incoming asteroid in a theoretical scenario.
https://www.foxnews.com/science/1110-foot-asteroid-to-pass-near-earth-in-2029
(Score: 3, Interesting) by ElizabethGreene on Monday May 06 2019, @07:49PM
I have a teach-me-how-to-fish orbital mechanics question.
How do I find the minimum required Delta-V to bring this into an elliptical earth orbit at Earth periapsis?
In KSP it would be: Press M, create a maneuver node at periapsis, and drag the retro handle until it flips from hyperbolic to elliptical. (Or use MechJeb's maneuver planner)
Thanks