Apophis Asteroid Fly-By
The Apophis asteroid will pass less than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) from our planet's surface – closer than the distance of geosynchronous satellites. During the approach, Apophis should be visible to observers in the Eastern Hemisphere with a brightness magnitude of 3.1 --
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Time
13 Apr 2029 00:00 to 14 Apr 2029 00:00
Venue
External venue, Unknown city
Publisher
Imported from Canton Becker’s Astronomy & Moon Calendar
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Duration
All day
Source details
- Import status
- Confirmed
- Source kind
- External source
- Last sync
- 2 minutes ago
- Public calendars
- Astronomy & Moon Calendar
The Apophis asteroid will pass less than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) from our planet's surface – closer than the distance of geosynchronous satellites. During the approach, Apophis should be visible to observers in the Eastern Hemisphere with a brightness magnitude of 3.1 -- no need for a telescope or binoculars. The asteroid is 370 meters wide. Were it to impact Earth, it would hit with 1200 megatons of force leaving a 5km impact crater.