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117E-129-A 3 City Block Sized Asteroid

117E-129-A 3 City Block Sized Asteroid

FromTravelers In The Night


117E-129-A 3 City Block Sized Asteroid

FromTravelers In The Night

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammates Carson Fuls and Jess Johnson discovered an asteroid which comes close enough and is large enough be be classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid. It was subsequently observed by telescopes in New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Illinois and given the name 2015 DH155. Fortunately, its orbit never brings it closer than about 16 times the Moon's distance from planet Earth.
Released:
Feb 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Space, Asteroid Hunting, and Astronomy, an insider view.The music is "Eternity" by John Lyell.Astronomy Asteroids Space NASA Comets Earth Impact