Track retracement… Excluded from’list of dangerous asteroids’
“There is no possibility of a crash in 2068 anymore.”
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Apophis symbolizes darkness, chaos, and death in Egyptian mythology. The asteroid Apophis of the same name was first observed in 2004. Apophis, measuring 340 meters in length, was a representative of the dangerous asteroids, with the possibility of colliding with the Earth in 2029, 2036, and 2068.
However, Apophis will disappear from the list of asteroids of interest for the time being. According to the BBC broadcast and the Daily Guardian on the 27th (local time), NASA retraced its orbit through radar observation in a statement released the day before, indicating that Apophis will not be in danger of colliding with the Earth for the next 100 years. Revealed.
Dr. Davide Farnokia, who studies near-Earth objects (NEO) at NASA, said the observations suggest that Apophis will pass 32,000 kilometers from Earth on April 13, 2029. This corresponds to about a twelfth of the distance between the Earth and the moon (about 380,000 km), and according to NASA, it can be observed with the naked eye from the Eastern Orb.
“This observation has shown that there is no possibility of a collision (Apophis with Earth) for 100 years,” said Parnokia. “Even when I started studying asteroids in college, Apophis was a typical model for dangerous asteroids,” he added. “The fact that removing Apophis from the list of dangers (asteroids) creates a feeling of satisfaction,” he added.
On the 5th, Apophis passed about 17 million kilometers from Earth. Recently, President Moon Jae-in also mentioned Apophis. President Moon said on the 25th, “We will launch a lunar orbiter next year, and by 2030 we will achieve the dream of landing on the moon using our projectiles.” I will do it.”
/ Intern reporter Park Shin-won [email protected]
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