Small asteroid misses Earth by only four thousand miles

JimO — 8/23/2004 5:35:38 PM (archived)

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996307

Jim Oberg asks -- were there any other possibile sensors
thatr might have detected (but not identified) this bogie?
Visual? Radar? IR?

Asteroid shaves past Earth's atmosphere

13:59 23 August 04

NewScientist.com news service

The closest observed asteroid yet to skim past the Earth without hitting the atmosphere, was reported by astronomers on Sunday.

The previously unknown object, spanning five to 10 metres across, has been named 2004 FU162. It streaked across the sky just 6500 kilometres - roughly the radius of the Earth - above the ground on 31 March, although details have only now emerged.

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Small asteroid misses Earth by only four thousand miles - JimO - 8/23/2004 5:35:38 PM
- Hmmm!....That might explain the little breeze I felt brush against my neck. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 8/25/2004 12:09:40 AM
- animation - Mike - 8/24/2004 5:18:11 PM
- estimated 5-10 meters in diam? - et - 8/23/2004 11:45:11 PM
- I can think of one system - Larry J - 8/23/2004 6:33:30 PM

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