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Dec 14, 2022 · Additional resources. Apophis is an asteroid that became notorious in 2004 as a potential threat to Earth. Also known as asteroid 99942, the near-Earth object is estimated to be about 1,100 feet ...
Mar 25, 2021 · This animation depicts the orbital trajectory of asteroid 99942 Apophis as it zooms safely past Earth on April 13, 2029. Earth’s gravity will slightly deflect the trajectory as the 1,100-foot-wide (340-meter-wide) near-Earth object comes within 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of our planet’s surface. The motion has been speeded up 2,000 times.
A 99942 Apophis (ideiglenes nevén 2004 MN4) földsúroló kisbolygó, melyet Roy A. Tucker, David J. Tholen és Fabrizio Bernardi fedeztek fel 2004. június 19-én a Kitt Peak Nemzeti Obszervatóriumban, Arizonában. Kisebb aggodalmat váltott ki, amikor a bolygó pályájának pontosabb ismeretében kiderült, hogy viszonylag nagy, 2,7%-os ...
May 5, 2022 · Apophis will be as bright as a satellite as it passes through our skies on April 13, 2029, visible to billions of naked-eye observers across parts of Europe, Africa, Australia and South America ...
Jun 6, 2022 · The path of asteroid 99942 Apophis as it came within 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of Earth. The ring of geostationary satellites is shown for comparison. (Image credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech)
Apr 12, 2024 · Image via Phoenix7777/ Wikimedia Commons. Five years from tomorrow – on Friday, April 13, 2029 – a relatively large and extremely infamous asteroid named 99942 Apophis will zoom past Earth. It ...
Jul 24, 2006 · If the near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis ever strikes Earth, how big would the crater be? On Friday the 13th in April 2029, a 1,000-foot-wide asteroid named Apophis will pass close enough to Earth (within 20,000 miles) to briefly appear as a 3rd-magnitude star in the night sky.
