ASTEROID MEASUREMENT-UNIT UPDATE
Asteroid the size of 64 Canadian geese to pass Earth Tuesday
(Thanks to Joe in Japan)
5 asteroids, including one the size of a sports stadium, expected to pass near Earth
(Thanks to Michael Parry)
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Asteroid the size of 64 Canadian geese to pass Earth Tuesday
(Thanks to Joe in Japan)
5 asteroids, including one the size of a sports stadium, expected to pass near Earth
(Thanks to Michael Parry)
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And a partridge in a pear tree, right?
"Calculations by NASA predict that the asteroid won't come anywhere close to Earth during its flyby at a distance of over 4.8 million kilometers."
Posted by: MOTW | January 29, 2024 at 09:37 AM
If I were to guess how many Canadian geese it would take to pass enough material to equal the size of Earth on any given Tuesday, it would have been 63.
Posted by: cfjk | January 29, 2024 at 09:40 AM
Honk if you support asteroids.
Posted by: Mike Smith | January 29, 2024 at 09:43 AM
How many geese in a giraffe, and do we need multivariate calculus to figure this out?
Posted by: wiredog | January 29, 2024 at 09:47 AM
That’s the equivalent of 7 American geese.
Posted by: Winghed106 | January 29, 2024 at 09:58 AM
Careful where you step next Tuesday.
Posted by: Florida Man | January 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Keep your eyes to the sky Tuesday or you might get your goose cooked.
Posted by: Honky Tonk Woman | January 29, 2024 at 10:36 AM
2007 EG isn't that big. If it enters the atmosphere, it's goose is cooked.
But about 2008 OS7...how big a stadium? Junior high? Small college? Texas high school? A 100,000-seater? Shoddy reporting there.
Posted by: Rod | January 29, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Is either of these related to the Giraffe Asteroid?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 29, 2024 at 11:28 AM
There is clearly a writer at JPost who has too much time on his hands.
Posted by: ed in texas | January 29, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Per the second story the big one is coming in 2029. I just gave up on dry January.
Posted by: GJ | January 29, 2024 at 01:01 PM
The scary or welcome news - depending on your perspective - is that you actually get some relevant hits if you do an internet search on: “Canadian geese to giraffe asteroid size calculator”
Posted by: John W | January 29, 2024 at 01:02 PM
Size matters
Known as the Animal Proportion Formula (APF), it divides asteroids and meteoroids – their smaller counterparts – into 10 simple categories. “Blue whale” is the biggest, covering asteroids ranging in size from 20 to 30 m. “Colossal squid” refers to anything between 10 and 20 m, with smaller sizes being “elk” (5–10 m), “bear” (2–5 m) and “lion” (1–2 m). Controversially, giraffes have been excluded from the new system as they lack spatial symmetry.
https://physicsworld.com/a/astronomers-launch-new-asteroid-classification-system-based-on-animal-sizes/
Posted by: vee | January 31, 2024 at 02:05 AM