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218E-230-Close or Not

218E-230-Close or Not

FromTravelers In The Night


218E-230-Close or Not

FromTravelers In The Night

ratings:
Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2013 my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Steve Larson discovered a space rock streaking through the night sky. For the next 3 days this object was observed by telescopes in California, England, Chile, and New Mexico and given the name 2013 TX68. About 10 days after being discovered, this small asteroid became invisible to human telescopes as it moved towards the Sun with increasing amounts of its dark side facing towards us. Hopefully asteroid hunters will come across 2013 TX68 during its 2016 encounter with Earth. The data obtained will allow us to predict when and how close it will approach our to home planet in future years.
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
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