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Topic: Asteroid 1998 QE2
Each of the individual images obtained on June 1st, 2013, required about five minutes of data collection by the Goldstone radar. At the time of the observations that day, asteroid 1998 QE2 was about 3.75 million miles (6 million kilometers) from Earth. The resolution is about 125 feet (38 meters) per pixel. ![]() This image of asteroid 1998 QE2 was obtained on June 1, 2013, when the asteroid was about 3.75 million miles (6 million kilometers) from Earth. The small white dot at lower right is the moon, or satellite, orbiting asteroid 1998 QE2. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSSR) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA Radar Images of Approaching Asteroid 1998 QE2 shows it has a MoonAsteroid to Pass by Earth on Friday, May 31st
The preliminary estimate for the size of the asteroid’s satellite is approximately 600 meters wide. The asteroid itself is approximately 2.7 kilometers in diameter and has a rotation period of less than four hours. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA reports Asteroid to Flyby Earth on Friday, May 31st
Asteroids have been a hot topic since February 15th when one small asteroid exploded over Russia and another larger one, 2012 DA14, made a record setting close approach to Earth on the same day. This time the interloper is 1998 QE2, a potentially hazardous asteroid 2.7 km in diameter. Astronomers are preparing to study the space rock as it harmlessly passes by on May 31st. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA says Asteroid 1998 QE2 will pass safely past Earth later this monthWritten by DC Agle
And while QE2 is not of much interest to those astronomers and scientists on the lookout for hazardous asteroids, it is of interest to those who dabble in radar astronomy and have a 230-foot (70-meter) — or larger — radar telescope at their disposal. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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