Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Asteroid to make close encounter with Earth JOHN VON RADOWITZ AN ASTEROID up to half a mile wide was due to have brushed past the Earth early today, approaching almost as close as the Moon. In astronomical terms, that counts as a near miss, but scientists who had been tracking the path of asteroid 2004 XP14 were not worried as it approached at about ten miles per second. Nevertheless, the body has been classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) along with 782 known others. http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=967112006 Can anyone erect a chart for this with the asteroids position? dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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