Friday, October 30, 2015

By the Earth on the night of October 31 will approach the asteroid – REGNUM

Moscow, October 31, 2015, 01:34 – REGNUM On the night of October 31 to the Earth at a distance slightly larger than the moon, the asteroid will approach a potentially dangerous, according to “News” with reference to the researcher of the Institute of Applied Mathematics. Keldysh and member of the International Scientific Optical Network Leonid Elenin.

According to him, to observe the asteroid with the Earth TV145 can be with binoculars – he will approach to a distance of just 486 thousand. Km. From 20:14 MSK it will be visible all night in the constellation Ursa Major.

At the time I watch the celestial body will pass near Earth November 11, 2018, but on the other away – further than the approach of October 31st. The size of the asteroid – 260-650 meters.

TV145 asteroid was discovered on October 13 this year, members of the Pan-American Observatory Starrz. Dates of these encounters with the Earth are not yet defined. Scientists believe that in the next 30 years, the asteroid hit the Earth.

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