Fourney t1_j6jb93k wrote
This title is wrong by a factor of ten.* This asteroid came within 25,000 miles, not 2,000.
*It's not wrong. The article had another number I took at face value.
Edit: I stand corrected. Fascinating stuff! Thanks for the corrections.
rdhatt t1_j6kn5i2 wrote
The title is correct. The asteroid was imaged at ~13,000 miles.
Sources:Website of astronomer cited in Newsweek (warning ads):
JPL:https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-system-predicts-small-asteroid-to-pass-close-by-earth-this-week
>Designated 2023 BU, the asteroid will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 4:27 p.m. PST (7:27 p.m. EST) only 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometers) above the planet’s surface
edit: ~13,000 miles, not ~22,000. Newsweek is correct, confirmed from first link above
sonstone t1_j6jsa4c wrote
That makes more sense. I was reading this and thinking that was crazy close and how is this the first time I’m hearing about this.
Fourney t1_j6jsnk9 wrote
Yeah for real, a bit disappointed there were so many comments and not a single mention of the inaccuracy.
homeinscotland t1_j6koicf wrote
The video images were of 25,000 miles away but it came within 2,500 miles or so at its closest.
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