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Asteroid 2012 DA14 Close Approach

2012 DA14 is an approximately 40 meter diameter asteroid that will make a

close approach to Earth in early 2013. estimate on 15 of february
Contrary to some reports on the
web,
there is no danger of it hitting us during this encounter. This
visualization
shows the trajectory of the asteroid as computed by JPL's
HORIZONS
ephemeris service. As more observations of the 2012 DA14 are
made,
the trajectory may be revised.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Ctj1R7ukU


Added: Jun-13-2012 Occurred On: Jun-13-2012
By: magiked
In:
Science and Technology
Tags: asteroid, 2012 DA14, Cosmographia, astronomy, space Near-Earth Object
Location: Baghdad, Baghdād, Iraq (load item map)
Marked as: approved
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