Large asteroid to pass by Earth on March 21: NASA

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By Agence France-Presse
Published March 11, 2021

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The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within some 1.25 million miles (two million kilometers) of our planet on March 21, NASA said Thursday.

The US space agency said it will allow astronomers to get a rare close look at an asteroid.

The asteroid, 2001 FO32, is estimated to be about 3,000 feet in diameter and was discovered 20 years ago, NASA said.

https://www.rawstory.com/large-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-on-march-21-nasa-2651026272/

[WHITT]

1. Can We

launch 'somebody' and have them land on the asteroid, and it keeps going?

[turbinetree]

2. Sure after they get convicted ..............

[csziggy]

3. Yeah, but that 'somebody' would eventually come back

Close Approaches

2001 FO32's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2001 FO32 has 5 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 21, 2021 2,016,424 34.413
March 22, 2052 2,833,045 33.529
March 23, 2103 3,160,482 34.445
March 25, 2134 7,158,683 32.788
March 20, 2185 11,442,461 35.851

More: https://www.spacereference.org/asteroid/231937-2001-fo32

[turbinetree]

6. Damn I forgot........

[WHITT]

4. Well

by 2052 he'd be 107. But if he encountered an advanced civilization, they would likely send him back IMMEDIATELY.

[keithbvadu2]

5. We hope it passes by.