2024-07-17, 07:11 PM
Here's a new article about the close approach of (99942) Apophis in 2029:
Asteroid Apophis to be Accompanied by ESA's Ramses Mission During Close Earth Flyby in 2029 - Whatfinger News Summary
It seems like they need to revise their definitions of 'Rarity', though. A 'Rarity'=3 was supposed to happen `once per decade and we just had 2 'Rarity'=3 events in 2 days at the end of June 2024. Maybe since the rate of discovery is so much higher and the number of NEOs exceeds 35,000 now, the probability of higher values of 'Rarity' has increased.
A 6 is still crazy high though.
Glad it's going to miss,
Phil S.
Asteroid Apophis to be Accompanied by ESA's Ramses Mission During Close Earth Flyby in 2029 - Whatfinger News Summary
It seems like they need to revise their definitions of 'Rarity', though. A 'Rarity'=3 was supposed to happen `once per decade and we just had 2 'Rarity'=3 events in 2 days at the end of June 2024. Maybe since the rate of discovery is so much higher and the number of NEOs exceeds 35,000 now, the probability of higher values of 'Rarity' has increased.
A 6 is still crazy high though.
Glad it's going to miss,
Phil S.