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- 2010 RF12 - Wikipedia
On 17 February 2059 the asteroid will pass within 3 5 million km from Earth [3] and reach about apparent magnitude 22 6 by late February On 10 September 1915 it passed 463 000 ± 30 000 km from Earth
- Five Asteroids on Course To Hit Earth; Scientists Identify Several . . .
Asteroid 2010RF12 is the most likely to hit Earth within the century, specifically on September 5, 2095, with a 1-in-1 chance of crashing into the planet However, scientists said that it is
- 30-Foot Asteroid Has 1-In-16 Chance Of Hitting Earth In 75 Years
According to the ESA, this asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth is one out of 16 Should there be a collission, it will happen between 2010 RF12 and Earth may happen on Sept 5, 2095
- Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years, Nasa says
Nasa had deemed Apophis to be one of the most dangerous asteroids to Earth after its discovery in 2004 Close calls in 2029 and 2036 were predicted and later ruled out A slight threat still
- Asteroid impact prediction - Wikipedia
Currently, no impacts are predicted (the single highest probability impact currently listed is ~7 m asteroid 2010 RF 12, which is due to pass Earth in September 2095 with only a 10% predicted chance of impacting; its size is also small enough that any damage from an impact would be minimal) [71][72]
- Calculating if an asteroid might hit Earth
Impact probability To see whether an approaching object could hit Earth, researchers find out what an asteroid’s orbit looks like using a technique called astrometry
- Massive Apophis Asteroid Will Flyby The Earth Next Month
That asteroid has about a seven percent chance of hitting the earth in 2095 However, its small size means most of it would burn up in the atmosphere, making it significantly smaller than
- Six asteroids on course to hit Earth - one has a 10% chance. . .
Asteroids are rated on their likelihood of impacting Earth on three scales - the Torino Scale, a one-to-ten chart from 0 (won’t hit Earth) to 10 (will hit Earth, and will be catastrophic)
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