Near Earth asteroid 2012 KP24

[ricci]

Today has been discovered a new Earth criossing asteroid that will transit near the Earth.

On day 28th May 2012 at 14.57 UT will be at only 0.00038 A.U. from us.

Its diameter is about 26 meters. It will be of magnitude 12.

www.pierpaoloricci.it/news_eng.htm

[Naemeth]

Great. End of the world 2012? Hmm, I don't think a 28m asteroid is enough to wipe out the human population, it would be an amazing bit of history though if it hit the Moon (and didn't disrupt it's orbit).

[Stephen]

Great. End of the world 2012? Hmm, I don't think a 28m asteroid is enough to wipe out the human population, it would be an amazing bit of history though if it hit the Moon (and didn't disrupt it's orbit).

You realise 0.00038 A.U is about 35,000 miles?

[Naemeth]

You realise 0.00038 A.U is about 35,000 miles?

Yes, I should have added, if it hits the Earth, not that it will... fingers crossed .

[spaceboy]

I don't think a 28m asteroid is enough to wipe out the human population,

I'm no expert but I think you find the kinetic energy alone of a 28m asteroid hitting us would cause a significant enough amount of damage to end of life as we know it.

[Naemeth]

It's no KT extinction event though. That was much much bigger.

[JamesF]

About the same size as the Barringer Crater meteorite?

I'll have to go and look it up now...

James

[JamesF]

Nope, the Barringer meteorite was is apparently thought to have been nearer 50m diameter.

James

[sanmatt]

So do we carry on paying the council tax or wot?

(do we get to see anything??)

[glowjet]

Thought I noticed a recent upsurge in the sale of s/h WW11 tin hats

[Mr Spock]

I can see my future on Tuesday:

"Hey, I've won £79m on the Euro mi..."

[jonathan]

Magnitude 12 at around 3pm in the afternoon? No chance of seeing that from here.