saint seiya Posted September 4, 2004 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hav eyou guys heard of that asteroid thats going pass very closed to earth on september 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted September 4, 2004 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2004 September 29th Events Brought to you from your friendy UM Calendar Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint seiya Posted September 4, 2004 Author #3 Share Posted September 4, 2004 yes thats the same asteroid but wont a asteroid passing too close affect earths enviroment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted September 4, 2004 #4 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Maybe one of our resident space experts can answer that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint seiya Posted September 4, 2004 Author #5 Share Posted September 4, 2004 oh and who is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted September 4, 2004 #6 Share Posted September 4, 2004 (edited) Haha ...not me. There are a number of folks here on UM who might be able to give you an informed answer...you might have to wait until tomorrow though. Dot Edited September 4, 2004 by Daughter of the Nine Moons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint seiya Posted September 4, 2004 Author #7 Share Posted September 4, 2004 OK thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janiel Posted September 4, 2004 #8 Share Posted September 4, 2004 yes thats the same asteroid but wont a asteroid passing too close affect earths enviroment. 254353[/snapback] ooh maybe there will be cool colors and stuffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellar Posted September 4, 2004 #9 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Nah, I dont think asteroids affect the environment much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikman Posted September 4, 2004 #10 Share Posted September 4, 2004 yes thats the same asteroid but wont a asteroid passing too close affect earths enviroment. 254353[/snapback] Look at it this way, the asteroids closest approach will bring it to within 4 lunar distances (approx. 1 million miles) to the earth. It is roughly 2 1/2 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide in size. Compare that to the moon which orbits the earth at a distance of roughly 230 to 250 thousand miles and has a diameter of 2100 miles (somewhat more than 1/4 the earth's diameter). Suffice to say that the asteroids 'environmental affect' would be negligable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted September 4, 2004 #11 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Groovy! Hope that helps saint seiya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint seiya Posted September 4, 2004 Author #12 Share Posted September 4, 2004 yes,it does help me and thank you for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventh_son Posted September 4, 2004 #13 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Look at it this way, the asteroids closest approach will bring it to within 4 lunar distances (approx. 1 million miles) to the earth. It is roughly 2 1/2 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide in size. Compare that to the moon which orbits the earth at a distance of roughly 230 to 250 thousand miles and has a diameter of 2100 miles (somewhat more than 1/4 the earth's diameter). Suffice to say that the asteroids 'environmental affect' would be negligable. That is unless some unforseen event alters it's course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnSide Posted September 4, 2004 #14 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Like... AN ALIEN TRACTOR BEAM!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunspot Posted September 5, 2004 #15 Share Posted September 5, 2004 The asteroid is 4179 Toutatis, there are some amazing radar images of it on this NASA site, it's a pretty weird looking object i'm sure you'll agree. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/toutatis.html Orbit simulation: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db?name=4179 At closest approach on September 29th it will be about 1.5 million km away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_Again Posted September 5, 2004 #16 Share Posted September 5, 2004 On the NASA site it says November 29, did they change the date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunspot Posted September 5, 2004 #17 Share Posted September 5, 2004 On the NASA site it says November 29, did they change the date? 255289[/snapback] No, the radar images were obtained during a flyby in November 1996. Toutatis is still on course for an Earth flyby on September 29th 2004. Another article on Toutatis: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/myst...day_040503.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64 Posted September 8, 2004 #18 Share Posted September 8, 2004 The close approach of 4179 Toutatis on September 29 will not affect the Earth's environment AT ALL ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velikovsky Posted September 10, 2004 #19 Share Posted September 10, 2004 At that distance not a chance. The only way it could effect our enviroment is if it skimmed the atmosphere and left behind debris. Then depending on the amount of dust it left behind you would have a variety of enviromental effects ranging from a slight dimming of the sun and some really nice sunsets to a possible year long winter( it's happened before in 500 something AD) With it's size it's limited to how much damage it could actually do. At that distance it would have to be planet size to have even the smallest of effects, like an exceptionally high tide or low tide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted December 11, 2012 #20 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I don't usually necropost - but this asteroid is coming by for another visit. http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/12061004-toutatis-preview.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted December 13, 2012 #21 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I don't usually necropost - but this asteroid is coming by for another visit. http://www.planetary...is-preview.html Missed that one, lol. And how about this one: “2014 AZ5 is the object which currently has the highest chance of impacting Earth in March of 2013,” said Quami Lochmo of the European Space Agency’s Solar System Missions Division in the Dutch city of Noordwijk. “We are currently also in the process of making governments around the world aware of the situation,” Lochmo said. “ The near-Earth asteroid 2014 Az5 has an impact probability of 1 in 125 for March 17, 2013, said Donald Lochmo. This impact probability isn’t set in stone, however. It can be changed slightly. http://weeklyworldne...ding-for-earth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted December 15, 2012 #22 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Man, no one getting scared of this new doomsday scenario? How disappointing, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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