Warning: NASA says represents neither a threat to the planet, not for devices in orbit, or safety of persons, as reported today
The asteroids and Earth support holding a relationship. history which has also been reflected under continuous alert, science fiction Hollywood. Now, however, the reality becomes closer to one of these asteroids to our planet.
Earth live this Sunday the approach of a small asteroid, called 2014 RC, which at the time of closest approach, at 18:18 UTC, the asteroid will be roughly about New Zealand. This distance is termed ‘friction’.
Astronomers argue that its reflected brightness, the asteroid is about 20 meters in size. We recall that was discovered on Aug. 31 by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Arizona
So, independently following night was detected by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Maui, Hawaii.
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Yes, both centers, as reflected in NASA; reported their observations to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
The approach assumed that 2014 RC will be approximately one tenth of the distance from the center of the Earth to the Moon, or about 40,000 kilometers
As astronomers have revealed the apparent magnitude of the asteroid at that time will be approximately 11.5, which makes it possible to not see with the naked eye.
Of course, amateur astronomers with small telescopes can discern the emergence of escape & lt; movement of this near-Earth asteroid.
It is also noted that the asteroid will pass below the geosynchronous Earth orbit communications satellites and meteorological around 36,000 kilometers above the surface.
Astronomers affect the approach of this asteroid creates a unique opportunity for researchers to observe and learn more about them.
recall that this celestial object does not appear to pose a threat and that there is no risk of impacting our planet. Surely since Sunday will see the images captured by astronomers.
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