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Huge asteroid to buzz Earth. Watch it live online tonight at 10PM.


Casper

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Is this going to be on the app tonight or just the web?

Both, although the app works better for me than the website.

This is 4179 Toutatis/1989 AC, missing by 4,000,000 miles.

A Chinese lunar probe will be able to take some close ups when it goes by.

Oddly, 2 days ago, an asteroid XE54 missed by 140,000 miles.

That one wasn't spotted till two days prior to arrival.

Other winners were 2011MD in June 2011, that missed by 7500 miles.

And another in 2011 that missed by 3.400 miles.

Too small to see until they get close.

But also too small to actually hit, they would burn up in the air in a big light show.

Except this one tonight, the 4179 Toutatis is 3 miles long. That's big.

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Do you have a link for the app? I searched the play store and nothing came up. :mad:

well I'll be a three eyed toad...

The android app is being reconfigured, and was taken down from the Play store.

I started the app, and it said that, and to use the website until they get it done.

darn...

You'd be searching for "slooh space camera" if it were there

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