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Asteroiden PHA 2002 NT7
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After a week of follow-up observations, researchers did some calculations. There was a chance, they concluded, that 2002 NT7 might hit our planet on February 1, 2019. The odds of impact: 1-in-250,000.
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On July 9, 2002, MIT astronomers discovered 2002 NT7, a 2 km-wide space rock in a curious orbit. Unlike most asteroids, which circle the Sun in the plane of the planets, 2002 NT7 follows a path that is tilted 42 degrees. It spends most of its time far above or below the rest of the solar system.
Citat: NASA (25.7.2002)
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NASA regner IKKE 1:250000 for en stor risiko.
Astroiden nærmer sig Jorden for hvert 2,29 år.
Ifølge de nye beregninger er der ingen risiko for kollision før i år 2060. (red.)
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