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38E-50-Asteroid 2014 JO25-What An Incredible Ride

38E-50-Asteroid 2014 JO25-What An Incredible Ride

FromTravelers In The Night


38E-50-Asteroid 2014 JO25-What An Incredible Ride

FromTravelers In The Night

ratings:
Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Aug 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As it approached the Earth's orbit , a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid literally came out of nowhere as it brightened 250 times in 15 days. On May 5, 2014, the NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, AZ detected it. It was the fastest brightest asteroid I had ever seen. Fortunately, its orbit never brings it closer than about 4 times the distance to our Moon. We will need to keep track of it since the situation may change as it encounters other objects in space.
Released:
Aug 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Space, Asteroid Hunting, and Astronomy, an insider view.The music is "Eternity" by John Lyell.Astronomy Asteroids Space NASA Comets Earth Impact