I guess Florida isn't the only thing trying to kill us

[Spacehead]

Had some pretty near misses lately:

Asteroid ----- Date(UT) -- Miss Distance -- Velocity (km/s) -- Diameter (m)
2021 RS2 -- 2021-Sep-08 -- 0.1 LD -- 17.6 -- 3
2021 RP2 -- 2021-Sep-08 -- 0.3 LD -- 5.1 ------ 3
2021 RS5 -- 2021-Sep-08 -- 0.4 LD -- 8 -------- 8
2021 RQ2 -- 2021-Sep-09 -- 0.5 LD -- 3.8 ----- 4
2021 RB6 -- 2021-Sep-09 -- 0.7 LD -- 9.4 ----- 9
2021 RG6 -- 2021-Sep-11 -- 0.2 LD -- 7.4 ----- 6
2021 RR5 -- 2021-Sep-12 -- 0.2 LD -- 9 -------- 7

LD means "Lunar Distance." 1 LD = 384,401 km, the distance between Earth and the Moon. 1 LD also equals 0.00256 AU.

0.1 LD = 38440.1 km or 23,885.57 miles


In the good news department, comets 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko might get to magnitude 8 in early November & C/2021 A1 (Leonard) might get to magnitude 4 in early December.

 

[Fritzo]

This isn't actually "lately"...we're constantly having space rocks zip past us. We've only recently obtained the specialized equipment and techniques to find them so it seems more frequent.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Had some pretty near misses lately:

Asteroid ----- Date(UT) -- Miss Distance -- Velocity (km/s) -- Diameter (m)
2021 RS2 -- 2021-Sep-08 -- 0.1 LD -- 17.6 -- 3
2021 RP2 -- 2021-Sep-08 -- 0.3 LD -- 5.1 ------ 3
2021 RS5 -- 2021-Sep-08 -- 0.4 LD -- 8 -------- 8
2021 RQ2 -- 2021-Sep-09 -- 0.5 LD -- 3.8 ----- 4
2021 RB6 -- 2021-Sep-09 -- 0.7 LD -- 9.4 ----- 9
2021 RG6 -- 2021-Sep-11 -- 0.2 LD -- 7.4 ----- 6
2021 RR5 -- 2021-Sep-12 -- 0.2 LD -- 9 -------- 7

LD means "Lunar Distance." 1 LD = 384,401 km, the distance between Earth and the Moon. 1 LD also equals 0.00256 AU.

0.1 LD = 38440.1 km or 23,885.57 miles


In the good news department, comets 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko might get to magnitude 8 in early November & C/2021 A1 (Leonard) might get to magnitude 4 in early December.

Not as near as it seems. Friendly reminder, due to a happy coincidence (or easter egg from the simulation designers) all other planets in our solar system can fit between the earth and the moon at the same time.

 

[repoman0]

All too small to seriously worry about anyway. The 2013 meteor in Chelyabinsk was 20m in diameter for reference and still blew apart high in the atmosphere.

 

[Spacehead]

This isn't actually "lately"...we're constantly having space rocks zip past us. We've only recently obtained the specialized equipment and techniques to find them so it seems more frequent.

I meant "lately" as in the last few days. Usually when i check the chart they're well beyond 1LD.
https://www.spaceweather.com/

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I've had a target painted on my roof for decades .... their aim isn't very good.