Will 433 Eros hit Earth?

Will 433 Eros hit Earth?

In a paper published today in the journal Nature, mathematicians at the University of Pisa in Italy and the Observatory of the Cote d’Azur in France report that within a million or so years, there is a 50 percent chance that 433 Eros will be nudged into an Earth-crossing orbit.

Where is 433 Eros located?

433 Eros is an S-type asteroid orbiting the Sun mostly between the orbits of Earth and Mars.

How much is 433 Eros worth?

There are 29,167 troy ounces per short ton for a total 656,250,000,000,000 troy ounces. At today’s price, that is $492,187,500,000,000,000 (~1/2 quintillion dollars).

Can you see Eros from Earth?

Those of us without small telescopes will not see 433 Eros. It’s too faint to be seen with the eye alone. Eros is a near-Earth asteroid (NEA). It’s about 21 miles (34 km) wide.

Will 1036 Ganymed hit Earth?

1036 Ganymed, provisional designation 1924 TD, is a stony asteroid on a highly eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object of the Amor group. In October 2024, it is predicted to approach Earth at a distance of 56,000,000 km; 35,000,000 mi (0.374097 AU).

How close does Eros get to Earth?

Eros was 196 million miles (315 million kilometers) from Earth at the time. The spacecraft wasn’t expected to survive the landing but its instruments remained operational, leading to yet another milestone.

Will 1036 ganymed hit Earth?

Where is Eros right now?

Aquarius
Asteroid 433 Eros is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension is 20h 54m 15s and the Declination is -12° 58′ 26”.

Is there gold on Eros?

Data from the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous spacecraft collected on Eros in December 1998 suggests that it could contain 20 billion tonnes of aluminum and similar amounts of metals that are rare on Earth, such as gold and platinum.

What is the composition of 433 Eros?

S-type asteroid
433 Eros/Spectral type

Does Ceres orbit the sun?

1,682 days
Ceres/Orbital period

What would happen if Eros hit Earth?

If asteroid Eros were to plunge to Earth, perhaps landing on top of the Statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus, the rim of the resulting crater would stretch out to Cardiff, Manchester and Paris, and the crater as deep as the Channel is wide. This would be the end of life as we know it on planet Earth.