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I didn't find any precise numbers, but the asteroid's orbit ranges from 2.5-4 AU out from the Sun. That puts it between 1.5-5 AU from Earth. Given that the even
by cvoss 3y ago
I didn't find any precise numbers, but the asteroid's orbit ranges from 2.5-4 AU out from the Sun. That puts it between 1.5-5 AU from Earth. Given that the event will be seen at night, it must be on the somewhat closer side currently. Even 5 AU is less than 42 lightminutes.
- xorbax 3y agoIt's mildly distressing that only 5 AU is 42 light minutes The speed of light is pokey, astronomically-speaking. It's like existence functions via telegraph in 2038, and everybody has to Google Morse tables
- FredPret 3y agoGive the simulators a break, maybe they haven’t filled their universe with computronium yet!