“Hellouinsky” the asteroid could destroy the Moon – Astronomy – Russian newspaper

The British astronomers estimate how high the probability of collision “hellouinskogo” asteroid moon, reports Express.

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The publication refers to the opinion of the research team of astronomers from Slooh, in 2014, working closely with the space agency NASA. They argue that a giant asteroid, discovered only about two weeks ago, can suddenly change the trajectory and collide with the Moon. Earth collision is not threatened. Scientists estimate that the asteroid as close as possible to our planet October 31 – at a distance of approximately 500 thousand kilometers.

Representatives of the astronomical community declared that the moon called “hellouinsky ‘asteroid fly up closer than the Earth. And it worries them. Slooh Group believes that the asteroid may deviate from the course and fall on the moon. In this case, the planet threaten to natural disasters, earthquakes and tsunamis, caused by changes in the orbits of the natural satellite. A cloud of lunar dust may close the Sun and the Earth will be shed “rain of fire”.

However, at NASA are confident that this will not happen. “The trajectory of the asteroid is very predictable – says the head of the Center for Studies of near-Earth objects in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA’s Chodas. – To the world it will be no closer than 480,000 kilometers, which, of course, relatively close by heavenly standards. Despite this, the asteroid will be slightly visible in the night sky. We’ll have to take at least a small telescope to see it “.

Recall that this celestial body said NASA. The asteroid was named 2015 TB145. Scientists estimate that its diameter is between 280 to 620 meters, speed – 35 km / s. Last time such a celestial body flying in the vicinity of the Earth in 2006.

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