Giant asteroid to pass close to Earth Tuesday

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(CNN) -- An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will pass Earth to within eight-tenths of the distance of the moon Tuesday, the closest approach to Earth of an object this size in more than 30 years.

The closest approach will occur at 6:28 p.m. ET when the asteroid passes within 202,000 miles of our planet, NASA said.

The space agency classified the asteroid as a "potentially hazardous object."

If the asteroid were to crash into Earth, it could cause a 4,000 megaton blast and a magnitude 7.0 earthquake,

according to scientists at Purdue University. If it fell into the ocean, it could cause a 70-foot high tsunami within 60 miles of the crash site, the experts said.

However, the space rock, called Asteroid 2005 YU55, poses no threat of an Earth collision, according to NASA's Near Earth Object Program.

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[zeta_immersion]

it will be cloudy in toronto, so if you have a telescope and is clear sky , please post them

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Bruce Willis has his orange space suit on just in case...

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^ You'll be able to see the asteroid clearly, as it breaks thru the clouds ... :shifty:

[Intersect]

Bruce Willis has his orange space suit on just in case...

maby so. but chuck noris wouldent need to look like an jaundice afflicted michelin man to do the job, he could just tell it to go away

[Detection]

11:28pm GMT ?

If it passes in-front of the moon and is a clear night.... otherwise not a hope

[Teebor]

Looking at the Nasa site earlier it won't be passing in front of the moon if I understand the diagrams correctly

[still1]

cloudy here.... wont be able to see....

[Twiddle]

What direction should I be looking in, in the Southern US?

[zeta_immersion]

we should try to stop the stupid rock and capture it in the orbit

[Xerax]

What direction should I be looking in, in the Southern US?

Preferably up for best results.

we should try to stop the stupid rock and capture it in the orbit

In-between us and the moon, so we can have a sub-moon(ish) base at last.

[zeta_immersion]

Preferably up for best results.

In-between us and the moon, so we can have a sub-moon(ish) base at last.

or slingshot, mining, send radioactive materials in orbit around the sun, a hotel, hire some strippers

[Twiddle]

Preferably up for best results.

:rolleyes:

Compass wise.

It is a clear day here, but no telescope. Hope someone gets some good pictures!

[NEVER85]

Preferably up for best results.

I lol'd.

[DocM]

It passes at 6:28 PM EDT, but you'd need a 6" mirror telescope to see it.

Dim and not that large - 400m at 200,000+ miles.

[LittleNeutrino Veteran]

You will not be able to see it without a large telescope anyway, it is too dark of a color material to see easily.

[Hum]

we should try to stop the stupid rock and capture it in the orbit

If it was made of gold, they would.

[djdanster]

When it passes if anybody can find some pictures it would be cool to see :)

[Hum]

Asteroid YU55 headed toward Earth: First images released:

http://latimesblogs....s-released.html

:huh:

[zeta_immersion]

^i agree, quite convenient that white house said not extraterrestrial life ... think NOT ... look above, the 2 pictures are irrefutable

[Hum]

^ First picture does seemed shaped like Star Trek Voyager.

[Crisp]

Space wind will blow it into Earth.

[Twiddle]

....and now everyone knows about my Death Star... :shiftyninja:

[mudslag]

Asteroid YU55 headed toward Earth: First images released:

Minecraft called they want their asteroid back.

[Dick Montage]

I'm 6ft, do I need to duck?