Topic: The Asteroid that passed 39,000 miles from Earth
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Sun 07/01/18 08:45 AM
Did anyone else see the Asteroid as it passed us. I saw it yesterday. It looked golden. Very large. I saw it just before 5 a.m. here in Montgomery, Alabama. I was fascinated.

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Sun 07/01/18 09:05 AM
Average distance between Earth and the moon is about 239,000 miles (385,000 kilometers).

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/

Asteroid 2018 CB will pass closely by Earth on Friday, Feb. 9, at a distance of about 39,000 miles.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7055

(2018 LR3)2018-Jun-29 15-33 meters
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018%20LR3;old=0;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb

(2018 LN2)2018-Jun-28 65-150 meters
http://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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Sun 07/01/18 12:38 PM
No, I rarely look up there unless I hear something coming at me.

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Mon 07/02/18 05:44 PM

No, I rarely look up there unless I hear something coming at me.
lol...to bad you won't hear about it before it hits...none of the governments would allow that