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Asteroid 2019 OK Flies by Earth on July 25

posted by takyon on Saturday July 27 2019, @04:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the rock-throw dept.

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Asteroid 2019 OK to flyby Earth at 0.19 LD on July 25 - the largest of the year

Asteroid 2019 OK to flyby Earth at 0.19 LD on July 25 - the largest of the year

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 OK is expected to flyby Earth at a distance of just 0.19 LD / 0.00048 AU (71 806 km / 44 618 miles) at 01:22 UTC on July 25, 2019. This object is slightly bigger than today's 2019 OD, making it the largest known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.

The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed at SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira, Brazil on July 24, 2019.

Its estimated diameter is between 57 and 130 m (187 - 426 feet).

Close approach is expected at 01:22 UTC at a speed (relative to the Earth) of 24.5 km/s.

See also: A Giant Asteroid Just Skimmed Past Earth, And We Barely Noticed in Time
How Astronomers Missed the Massive Asteroid That Just Whizzed Past Earth
City-obliterating asteroid screamed past Earth the other night – and boffins only clocked it just 26 hours beforehand
'City-killer' asteroid just misses earth, shocks scientists

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by janrinok on Saturday July 27 2019, @06:10AM (4 children)

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 27 2019, @06:10AM (#871795) Journal
    Don't worry about the asteroid - it passed on the 25 July.
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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by black6host on Saturday July 27 2019, @07:08AM (2 children)

    by black6host (3827) on Saturday July 27 2019, @07:08AM (#871806) Journal

    Hey, I like news that's a little bit old! Shit, today I can sigh a breath of relief because I know I didn't die yesterday!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 27 2019, @11:20AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 27 2019, @11:20AM (#871857)

      I'm a bit disappointed. I had no time to panic.

      • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday July 27 2019, @03:23PM

        by Gaaark (41) on Saturday July 27 2019, @03:23PM (#871960) Journal

        or grab a towel!

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  • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Saturday July 27 2019, @08:51AM

    by isostatic (365) on Saturday July 27 2019, @08:51AM (#871820) Journal

    Having been spotted 1 day earlier. Assuming they are evenly spread the chances of an asteroid passing at least that close hitting earth would be abooht 120:1 (70Mm radius vs 6.4Mm radius of earth