[meteorite-list] Big New Asteroid Has Slim Chance of Hitting Earth(2006 HZ51)

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu May 4 12:07:20 2006
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RE: 2006 HZ51. As of today, JPL (and NEODys) have removed this
potential
hazardous asteroid (PHA) as a risk thanks to post-discovery obserations
by the Spacewatch 1.8-meter telescope last night that eliminated all
the virtual impact solutions. --Rob

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http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn9095-big-new-asteroid-has-sli
m-chance-of-hitting-earth.html

Big new asteroid has slim chance of hitting Earth
David Chandler
New Scientist
02 May 2006

A newly discovered asteroid is now the biggest thing known with a
possibility of hitting the Earth in this century - and it is also the
one that could hit the soonest.

But the odds of impact currently stand at just one in six million,
reducing the fear factor somewhat, and these odds should further
diminish with additional observations. This latest addition to
NASA-JPL's list of potentially hazardous asteroids was discovered on 27
April 2006.

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