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Small Asteroid To Pass Close To Earth Tomorrow

Posted by Soulskill on from the bruce-willis-alert-color-mauve dept.

Matt_dk writes "A small asteroid will pass very close to Earth this Tuesday. Astronomers are still tracking the object, now designated as 2010 TD54, and various estimates say it should come within anywhere from 52,000 km (33,000 miles) to 64,000 km (40,000 miles) on October 12, with closest approach at approximately 11:25 UT."

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  1. Fuuny coincidence? by ls671 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In other news "retired Air Force officer, Stanley A. Fulham", whoever that guy might be, "predicts October 13, 2010 as the date for a massive UFO display over the world’s principal cities". ;-) Given the distance, can we really be sure it is an asteroid ?

    http://www.disclose.tv/forum/october-13-2010-worldwide-ufo-display-t33304.html

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