In a good sign for celebrating the feast of Saint Patrick's party-goers, an asteroid passed safely within four Lunar distances of the planet this morning. It is expected that the asteroid 2017 EG3 already closer to the planet at 10 am GMT today. All near Earth (NEOs) asteroids observed by Nasa to predict the potential impact. NEOs anything older than 100 meters in diameter, from 4.6 million miles-0.05 astronomical units are classified as potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA).
2017 EG3 was first observed by the Observatory Honda Mt survey, Northwest of Tucson in Arizona, on March 7. Today the wine in four distance mol (LDs) planets, or 0.0112047 AU-for a little more than 1 million miles away. The Moon orbits approximately 0.00257 AU, about 238.000 miles.It will happen again on Monday, but only reached 55 LDs. Fortunately 2017 dare EG3 rock is only 23 metres through and thus do not represent a serious threat if it deviates towards the planet. 2017 EG3 follows an orbit similar to NEO 1862 Apollo, space rock stony slightly less than a mile in diameter that was discovered in 1932.
Orbit took it within a two-year journey around the Sun, going from 250 million miles of Jupiter along the way. All asteroids that cross the Earth's orbit on the same street is now the original name Apollo asteroids. The number of known Apollo asteroid is currently in more than 8,000, by far the largest group of NEOs, with more being discovered all the time. Almost 1,500 Apollo asteroid is large enough and can get close enough to Earth to be PHA. None of PHAs that currently we know being a collision for the planet, but scientists are concerned that this could someday change.
2017 EG3
2017 EG3 was first noted by the survey of the Observatory Honda Mt, Northwest of Tucson in Arizona, on March 7. Following an orbit similar to NEO 1862 Apollo, space rock, Rocky, a little less than a mile in diameter that was discovered in 1932. All the asteroids that cross the Earth's orbit on the same street is now the original name Apollo asteroids. Currently the number of asteroids more than 8,000 Apollo is known. Almost 1,500 Apollo asteroid is large enough and can get close enough to the Earth to become dangerous asteroids.
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