Breaking! Asteroid discovered 24 h ago (2013 KB) very close to the Earth

[Kaigen]

Very close, less then 0.1 AU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcuY65XQqfU

here also from NASA:
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2013+KB&orb=1

 

[realitybugll]

how big is it? small asteroids come this close frequently and burn up in the atmosphere

 

[Kaigen]

There are very few informations right now, even the size is not known.

On this diagram it is coming close to Earth 0.008 AU on May 22.
Running together for about 24 hours.

 

[realitybugll]

if you look at the most recent video he made the comment activity is strange.

the video has to do with a loud noise the guy has just heard, which then many people claim to also have heard. from north carolina, to oregon to canada.

well I think the people that subscribe to him, comment as soon as his video went up... and they all seem to be attentive to noises and have all heard "something" this night.

edit:

that is very close. wonder how big.. can we even see small <4 meter objects ?

 

[Chris]

By comparison, the average distance of the moon from the earth is 0.00257 A.U.. This puts the closest approach distance of this object to earth (0.008 A.U.) at around three times that of the distance between moon and the earth. It'll be interesting to see how big this object really is and we should wait for more information.

Also, not to distract from this topic, but I found an article talking about a huge meteor strike (the biggest one so far) on the lunar surface on March 17, 2013:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasa-meteor-slams-into-moon-causes-explosion-visible-to-naked-eye-on-earth/story-fn5fsgyc-1226645778758

There was a corresponding influx of meteors into the Earth's atmosphere on that day as well, as observed by NASA's All Sky cameras. NASA is very quick to dismiss these as sporadic events. But it seems that more and more asteroids like 2013 KB are being discovered these days, albeit very late, and the mainstream opinion is not even considering the possibility that all this might not be so much a "sporadic" as part of a cyclical event caused by an unknown comet cluster.

 

[Voyageur]

Also, not to distract from this topic, but I found an article talking about a huge meteor strike (the biggest one so far) on the lunar surface on March 17, 2013:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasa-meteor-slams-into-moon-causes-explosion-visible-to-naked-eye-on-earth/story-fn5fsgyc-1226645778758

There was a corresponding influx of meteors into the Earth's atmosphere on that day as well, as observed by NASA's All Sky cameras. NASA is very quick to dismiss these as sporadic events. But it seems that more and more asteroids like 2013 KB are being discovered these days, albeit very late, and the mainstream opinion is not even considering the possibility that all this might not be so much a "sporadic" as part of a cyclical event caused by an unknown comet cluster.

Just going back and checking that date stamp (March 17, 2013) for our planet, it sure seems there was much going on according to this guy while this swarm came into the Earth/Moon influence.

4-Minute Earth and Space Weather News March 17, 2013: Magnetic Storm in Progress

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NU_uOI1LjqM

 

[Voyageur]

Also, not to distract from this topic, but I found an article talking about a huge meteor strike (the biggest one so far) on the lunar surface on March 17, 2013:

Tried to add something related to the last post, however timed out for the edit function. Anyway, was thinking about the following:

Edit: Additional thinking

Just in case you have not read this, Laura discuses in C&tHoM Page 110 the passage from Clube & Napier (you can also read this here Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets: Damages, Disasters, Injuries, Deaths, and Very Close Calls in Laura's article March 27, 2008.

1178 - 18 June on the Julian calendar, 25 June, Gregorian

In this year, on the Sunday before the Feast of St. John the Baptist, after sunset when the moon had first become visible a marvelous phenomenon was witnessed by some five or more men who were sitting there facing the moon. Now there was a bright new moon, and as usual in that phase its horns were tileted toward the east; and suddenly the upper horn split in two. From the midpoint of the divisin a flaming torch sprang up, spewing out, over a considerable distance, fire, hot coals, and sparks. Meanwhile the body of the moon which was below writhed, as it were, in anxiety, and, to put it in the words of those who reported it to me and saw it with their own eyes, the moon throbbed like a wounded snake. Afterwards it resumed its proper state. This phenomenon was repeated a dozen times or more, the flame assuming various twisting shapes at random and then returning to normal. Then after these transformations the moon from horn to horn, that is along its whole length, took on a blackish appearance. The present writer was given this report by men who saw it with their own eyes, and are prepared to stake ther honour on an oath that they have made no addition or falsification in the above narrative. (Gervase of Canterbury)

That would have been a sight.

 

[Kaigen]

By comparison, the average distance of the moon from the earth is 0.00257 A.U.. This puts the closest approach distance of this object to earth (0.008 A.U.) at around three times that of the distance between moon and the earth. It'll be interesting to see how big this object really is and we should wait for more information.

Also, not to distract from this topic, but I found an article talking about a huge meteor strike (the biggest one so far) on the lunar surface on March 17, 2013:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasa-meteor-slams-into-moon-causes-explosion-visible-to-naked-eye-on-earth/story-fn5fsgyc-1226645778758

There was a corresponding influx of meteors into the Earth's atmosphere on that day as well, as observed by NASA's All Sky cameras. NASA is very quick to dismiss these as sporadic events. But it seems that more and more asteroids like 2013 KB are being discovered these days, albeit very late, and the mainstream opinion is not even considering the possibility that all this might not be so much a "sporadic" as part of a cyclical event caused by an unknown comet cluster.

This was on Sott.net news yesterday. http://www.sott.net/article/261911-Huge-rock-crashes-into-moon-sparks-giant-explosion

 

[Chris]

Just in case you have not read this, Laura discuses in C&tHoM Page 110 the passage from Clube & Napier (you can also read this here Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets: Damages, Disasters, Injuries, Deaths, and Very Close Calls in Laura's article March 27, 2008.

1178 - 18 June on the Julian calendar, 25 June, Gregorian

In this year, on the Sunday before the Feast of St. John the Baptist, after sunset when the moon had first become visible a marvelous phenomenon was witnessed by some five or more men who were sitting there facing the moon. Now there was a bright new moon, and as usual in that phase its horns were tileted toward the east; and suddenly the upper horn split in two. From the midpoint of the divisin a flaming torch sprang up, spewing out, over a considerable distance, fire, hot coals, and sparks. Meanwhile the body of the moon which was below writhed, as it were, in anxiety, and, to put it in the words of those who reported it to me and saw it with their own eyes, the moon throbbed like a wounded snake. Afterwards it resumed its proper state. This phenomenon was repeated a dozen times or more, the flame assuming various twisting shapes at random and then returning to normal. Then after these transformations the moon from horn to horn, that is along its whole length, took on a blackish appearance. The present writer was given this report by men who saw it with their own eyes, and are prepared to stake ther honour on an oath that they have made no addition or falsification in the above narrative. (Gervase of Canterbury)

That would have been a sight.

Ah yes, I have read Comets and the Horns of Moses but this event and its description in the book completely skipped my mind. I should have remembered. This event must have been caused by a huge meteor, much bigger than a boulder if that video of the meteorite strike in NASA's article is anything to go by. Thanks, I will read Laura's article.

This was on Sott.net news yesterday. http://www.sott.net/article/261911-Huge-rock-crashes-into-moon-sparks-giant-explosion

Yes, it's the same one. Heh, I should have figured by this time that any news related to meteorite strikes would have been covered by Sott. Thanks.