Countdown to the super flyby of the asteroid 2016 LT1 saluting the Earth, passing within the orbit of the Moon. A diameter of about 6 meters, the small asteroid will pass about 153,000 km from our planet (less than half the distance of the Moon) to Italian 22.25. It is a close range but “of course safely without any risk of impact,” said astrophysicist Gianluca Masi, Head of the Virtual Telescope.
Approaches of this type are valuable opportunities, he said, “to hone our ability to observe and study small asteroids for the purposes of monitoring. ” Being able to spot small asteroids like this, noted astrophysicist, demonstrates “the technological level reached by the automated search programs, although sometimes some of these celestial bodies escapes the survey, revealing how important it is to support and develop projects of this kind. “
the asteroid was discovered on 4 June by the automatic search program Panstarrs, (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System) at Hawaii, and the Virtual Telescope has photographed and he marched quickly among the stars to about 1.6 million kilometers from Earth. This evening, during a time of minimum distance, the asteroid will be rather to the south and will be invisible from Italy.
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