Massive Apophis Asteroid Pass!

[Jojo204]

The 340 Metre wide asteroid Apophis will pass by very close to earth at 19,000 miles. It however will be visible on the 13th of April, 2029 ?

[Mr niall]

Already in the diary. I assume I’ll still be using this iPhone 6 by then...

[mark81]

Back in 2004, 2029 seemed like such a long way away... 

[Stargazer33]

Back in 1975, 1999 seemed a lifetime away!

[SIDO]

They say it will be naked eye and appear in the sky as a star, always good to know what I'll missing behind the clouds ?

Forecast Unavailable...I'll bet ?

[lukebl]

I fear I won't be around to witness it, but it should be an interesting flyby, well -placed for European observers. Apparently it will get up to magnitude 3 and have an apparent diameter of nearly 2", so noticeably different from the background stars with a good telescope. But moving rather fast.

[maw lod qan]

Thanks for the heads up.

Aren't we still watching for where it passes exactly, to get a better idea of its next pass?

[Owmuchonomy]

19 hours ago, Jojo204 said:

The 340 Metre wide asteroid Apophis will pass by very close to earth at 19,000 miles. It however will be visible on the 13th of April, 2029 ?

Is that a Friday?

[DeepSkyBagger]

Yes. Ooh... er... ??

[Jojo204]

On 04/05/2019 at 11:40, Owmuchonomy said:

Is that a Friday?

It is indeed ?

[Stargazer33]

That's only a problem if you're a Knights Templar.