[meteorite-list] Asteroid 2014 DX110 Will Safely Pass Closer Than Moon on March 5

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 10:03:55 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201403051803.s25I3tFh009242_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-068

Asteroid Will Safely Pass Closer Than Moon Wednesday
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 04, 2014

As happens about 20 times a year with current detection capabilities, a
known asteroid will safely pass Earth Wednesday closer than the distance
from Earth to the moon.

This asteroid, 2014 DX110, is estimated to be about 100 feet (30 meters)
across. Its closest approach to Earth will be at about 217,000 miles
(about 350,000 kilometers) from Earth at about 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EST)
on March 5. The average distance between Earth and its moon is about
239,000 miles (385,000 kilometers).

NASA detects, tracks and characterizes asteroids and comets using both
ground- and space-based telescopes. The Near-Earth Object Observations
Program, commonly called "Spaceguard," discovers these objects,
characterizes a subset of them and identifies their close approaches to
determine if any could be potentially hazardous to our planet.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the
Near-Earth Object Program Office for NASA's Science Mission Directorate
in Washington. JPL is a division of the California Institute of
Technology in Pasadena.

More information about asteroids and near-Earth objects is at:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch.

Guy Webster 818-354-6278
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
guy.webster at jpl.nasa.gov

Dwayne Brown 202-358-1726
NASA Headquarters, Washington
dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov

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Received on Wed 05 Mar 2014 01:03:55 PM PST