Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 AW32 Closest Earth Approach 0.49 LD

jpl.nasa.gov ^ | Jan 10, 2012 UT

[Yosemitest]

Asteroid 2014 AW32 Orbit Diagram has several pieces that have different "closest Earth approach times and distances".
The Virtual Telescope Project will offer a live, online event sharing real-time images of 2014 Aw32 with live commentary by our scientific staff, starting at 17:30 UT, which is 11:30 AM Central Standard Time today.
But you must sign up for a free trial to watch it.

[Yosemitest]

Ping.

[lurk]

Will it strike my house? That’s all I want to know.

[Yosemitest]

Nasa only observed this within the last 36 hours, so their confidence in their own predictions of the several pieces of it are only 50/50.
It might be of concern to everyone.

[Irenic]

I got the Avast Trojan block when I downloaded MapsGalaxy.

[Irenic]

Can you keep us up to date? I’m getting all sorts of alarms from the NASA site. hahahaha! I wonder what that’s about.

[CodeToad]

Yes, but just yours. :)

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

It passed by two and a half hours ago. Check for holes in your roof.

[Yosemitest]

Watch the video in comment #1 because it displays the orbital model you're interested in.

[Irenic]

Thanks!

[Yosemitest]

One piece of this is due at 15:58 UT in 2 minutes from now, and another at 21:22 UT which is 5:58 pm Central Standard Time today.
Who knows how2 many other pieces are coming with it that they haven't sighted.

[TaMoDee]

It’s the one you don’t hear that gets ya! (or see in this case.)

[Jack Hydrazine]

If you plan on doing an NEA ping list I want to be on it.

When I say NEA I’m not talking about that collectivist, non-teaching union.

[Yosemitest]

I'm just learning this, and I'm not very good at it.
I recommend you follow the poster on youtube in comment #1.
That's where I learned about it.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Yes, I’ll go ahead and subscribe to his GoogTube channel.

[Yosemitest]

Roger that!

[dirtboy]

I wouldn’t bother. He hypes a bunch of garbage.

[The_Reader_David]

You might want to know how big it is, what it's made of, and how close to your house it will hit: play with this fun little program Earth Impact Effects Program (from Imperial College London and Purdue University) to see why.

[skinkinthegrass]

*phew!*
..talk about "close shave", didn't even have
enough time to erect my golf umbrella.

[Mouton]

Should I head to my roof with my 300 win mag to try to shoot these down???