Small Asteroid to Safely Pass Close to Earth Sunday

[Seyfert]

A small asteroid, designated 2014 RC, will safely pass very close to Earth on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. At the time of closest approach, based on current calculations to be about 2:18 p.m. EDT (11:18 a.m. PDT / 18:18 UTC), the asteroid will be roughly over New Zealand. From its reflected brightness, astronomers estimate that the asteroid is about 60 feet (20 meters) in size.

Asteroid 2014 RC was initially discovered on the night of August 31 by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Arizona, and independently detected the next night by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope, located on the summit of Haleakalā on Maui, Hawaii. Both reported their observations to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Additional follow-up observations by the Catalina Sky Survey and the University of Hawaii 88-inch (2.2-meter) telescope on Mauna Kea confirmed the orbit of 2014 RC.

At the time of closest approach, 2014 RC will be approximately one-tenth the distance from the center of Earth to the moon, or about 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers). The asteroid's apparent magnitude at that time will be about 11.5, rendering it unobservable to the unaided eye. However, amateur astronomers with small telescopes might glimpse the fast-moving appearance of this near-Earth asteroid.

The asteroid will pass below Earth and the geosynchronous ring of communications and weather satellites orbiting about 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above our planet’s surface. While this celestial object does not appear to pose any threat to Earth or satellites, its close approach creates a unique opportunity for researchers to observe and learn more about asteroids.

While 2014 RC will not impact Earth, its orbit will bring it back to our planet's neighborhood in the future. The asteroid's future motion will be closely monitored, but no future threatening Earth encounters have been identified.

 

[Dreamer]

Një asteroid i vogël, i caktuar 2014 RC, në mënyrë të sigurt do të kalojë shumë afër Tokës në e diel, shtator 7, 2014 Në kohën e qasjes më të afërt, në bazë të llogaritjeve aktuale të jetë rreth 14:18 EDT (11:18 PDT / 18:18 UTC), asteroid do të jetë afërsisht mbi Zelandën e Re. Nga shkëlqimin e saj reflektohet, astronomët vlerësojnë se asteroidi është rreth 60 metra (20 metra) në madhësi.

Asteroid 2014 RC u zbulua fillimisht në natën e datës 31 gusht, nga anketa e Sky Catalina pranë Tucson, Arizona, dhe në mënyrë të pavarur zbuluar natën tjetër nga Pan-Starrs 1 teleskop, të vendosura në samitin e Haleakala në Maui, Hawaii. Dy raportuar vërejtjet e tyre në Qendrën e planet i vogël në Cambridge, Massachusetts. Shtesë ndjekin-up vëzhgimet nga Anketa e Sky Catalina dhe Universiteti i Hawaii 88-inç (2.2 metra) teleskop në Mauna Kea konfirmuar orbitën të 2014 RC.

Në kohën e qasjes më të afërt 2014 RC do të jetë rreth një e dhjeta distanca nga qendra e Tokës në hënë, ose rreth 25.000 milje (40.000 kilometra). Madhësia e dukshme Asteroidi-së në atë kohë do të jetë rreth 11.5, duke e bërë atë jo të vëzhgueshme për syrin pandihmë. Megjithatë, astronomët amator me teleskopët e vogla mund të paraqitje e shkurtër pamjen shpejtë-lëvizje e këtij asteroidi pranë-Tokës.

Asteroid do të kalojë nën Tokë dhe rrjet geosynchronous e komunikimit dhe satelitë motit orbital rreth 22.000 milje (36.000 kilometra) mbi sipërfaqen e planetit tonë. Ndërsa ky objekt qiellor nuk duket se përbëjnë ndonjë kërcënim për Tokën apo satelitë, qasja e saj të ngushtë krijon një mundësi unike për hulumtuesit për të vëzhguar dhe të mësojnë më shumë rreth asteroids.

Ndërsa 2014 RC nuk do të ndikojnë Tokën, orbita e tij do ta sjellë atë përsëri në lagjen planetit tonë në të ardhmen. Mocioni ardhmja asteroid do të monitorohet nga afër, por ka të ardhme kërcënuese takime Tokë janë identifikuar.

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[Roberto_uk]

A small asteroid, designated 2014 RC, will safely pass very close to Earth on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. At the time of closest approach, based on current calculations to be about 2:18 p.m. EDT (11:18 a.m. PDT / 18:18 UTC), the asteroid will be roughly over New Zealand. From its reflected brightness, astronomers estimate that the asteroid is about 60 feet (20 meters) in size.

Asteroid 2014 RC was initially discovered on the night of August 31 by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Arizona, and independently detected the next night by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope, located on the summit of Haleakalā on Maui, Hawaii. Both reported their observations to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Additional follow-up observations by the Catalina Sky Survey and the University of Hawaii 88-inch (2.2-meter) telescope on Mauna Kea confirmed the orbit of 2014 RC.

At the time of closest approach, 2014 RC will be approximately one-tenth the distance from the center of Earth to the moon, or about 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers). The asteroid's apparent magnitude at that time will be about 11.5, rendering it unobservable to the unaided eye. However, amateur astronomers with small telescopes might glimpse the fast-moving appearance of this near-Earth asteroid.

The asteroid will pass below Earth and the geosynchronous ring of communications and weather satellites orbiting about 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above our planet’s surface. While this celestial object does not appear to pose any threat to Earth or satellites, its close approach creates a unique opportunity for researchers to observe and learn more about asteroids.

While 2014 RC will not impact Earth, its orbit will bring it back to our planet's neighborhood in the future. The asteroid's future motion will be closely monitored, but no future threatening Earth encounters have been identified.

Small asteroid are always around Milky Way so it's not a suprise that this one it's on near Us further up the Milky Way u go further and bigger asteroids & so called black holes u find