[The_Media_never_lie]

Whew!

[samtheman]

Phaethon approached to 0.120895 AU (18,085,600 km; 11,237,900 mi) of Earth on December 10, 2007.[1] On December 16, 2017, it will pass 0.06893 AU (10,312,000 km; 6,407,000 mi) from Earth. Then, on December 14, 2093, it will pass 0.0198 AU (2,960,000 km; 1,840,000 mi) from Earth.[1][11]
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—Wikipedia

[outofsalt]

[ealgeone]

That’s hurt if it it.

[dynachrome]

https://www.amazon.com/Lucifers-Hammer-Larry-Niven-ebook/dp/B004478DOU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511534517&sr=1-1&keywords=lucifers+hammer

Lucifer’s Hammer
by Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle

“a massive comet breaks apart and bombards the Earth, with catastrophic results: worldwide earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, thousand-foot tidal waves and seemingly endless rain… With civilization in ruins, individuals band together to survive and to build a new society. “A MEGATON OF SUSPENSEFUL EXCITEMENT ... which should keep readers going non-stop, cover to cover” - Booklist.

[Conan the Librarian]

Besides getting to look at the Geminids, I am hoping to catch a glimpse of the asteroid as is passes.

[bgill]

Skim? So, it’s going to take the top layer of Earth off?

[joethedrummer]

“It’s about half the size of Chicxulub, the rock which wiped out the dinosaurs,..”

Seriously?? Just spit this out as fact? And even to give it a name?

Come on...

[butlerweave]

YAWN

[Crucial]

I wouldn’t call that close considering the Earth’s diameter is 8000 miles.

[Ancesthntr]

Big rocks passing close to Earth are nature’s way of asking, “Hey, how’s your space program doing?”

[trebb]

8 times as far away as the moon which is much larger.....