[MIham] Asteroid 1862 Apollo Visits Earth

[Frank]

Space Weather News for May 7, 2007
http://spaceweather.com

ASTEROID FLYBY: This week, a famous asteroid is flying past Earth: 1862
Apollo.   Discovered in 1932, Apollo was the first asteroid recognized to
cross Earth's orbit. Its discovery, and the subsequent discovery of many
others like Apollo, helped scientists understand that the threat of asteroid
impacts didn't end with the dinosaurs; it's a modern problem, too.  There's
no danger of a collision this time. Apollo will be about 10.7 million
kilometers away at closest approach on May 8th.  Southern hemisphere
astronomers with big backyard telescopes may be able to photograph the 1.7
km-wide asteroid and its tiny 75 meter-wide moon gliding through the
constellations Microscopium and Grus.

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