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Near-Earth 400-Foot Asteroid (2013 YL2) Close Encounter 3 Jan. 2014 (Video)

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2013 YL2 was discovered on Dec. 23rd, 2013 and will be makes its closest approach to Earth (3.6 lunar distance) on Jan. 3rd, 2014. Its is estimated to be 102 meters or 400 feet-wide

2013 YL2   –   approaching
Approximate diameter 100 meters (H=23.123)
Closest Earth approach 3.60 LD at 0045 UT on 3 Jan. 2014
Inside Earth’s Hill sphere 2 to 3 Jan. 2014
Inside ten LD of Earth 1 to 4 Jan. 2014
Data based on JPL SSD orbit solution #4 downloaded from JPL on 29 Dec. 2013 UTC
based on 50 observations spanning 6 days
Optical observation   
reported from 11 observing codes during 5.2443 days: 448, 703, 711, 926, F51, G96, H36, H45, I36, J16, J43
designation assigned to Oukaimeden Obs. observation at 2304 UT 23 Dec. 2013
last observed at 0455 UT on 29 Dec. 2013 by Los Campitos Obs.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcsaCeun9KM

The near-Earth asteroid 2013 YL2 will reach a minimum distance from the Earth of about 1.400.000 of km. This is a very safe distance, so no risks at all for our planet.

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/

http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi



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    • taptap

      there are 1448 near earth objects as we speak. and the one you speak of is 3.6LD away. why are you trying to scare people? its the rocks we dont see that you should worry about, not the ones we know of

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