2017 DR34 Asteroid

Pic from nemesis maturity: What is going on?

From nemesis maturity: on Feb 24, 2017

A newly discovered asteroid named 2017 DR34 will make a very close approach to Earth, passing only 0.57 LD (Lunar Distance) 218,880 km / 136,005 miles from the surface of our planet on February 25, 2017. 

This is the second near-Earth asteroid to fly by within 1 lunar distance since February 23, and the sixth since January 9, 2017.

Asteroid 2017 DR34 has an estimated diameter between 4 and 9 m and it belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids.  It will make its closest approach to our planet at 04:52 UTC on February 25 and flyby at a speed (relative to the Earth @ 67,000 mph - 29.97 km\s) of 11.41 km/s. (25523.443092341 mph)

The Watchers

This is the sixth asteroid passing in less than 1 LD since January 9.  Are we passing through a swarm of asteroids?  I just wonder what is really going on.

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Incoming!

Another good reason to be tracking those Meteor sites. (open all the tabs!)

"Heads up, be safe", as heard from BPEarthWatch

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Are You Serious?

Pastor Paul Begley, is a pastor from Indiana that gives you current events and how they relate to the Bible.  More asteroids noted by Pastor Begley. 

Asteroid 2017 CP1 

Incoming!  "are you serious?"  Pastor Begley has a commentary on even more near miss asteroids like 2017 CP1.

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