![]() Asteroid 'size of the Albert Hall' could hit earth in 2. Astronomers at the University of Texas have warned there is a slim chance that an asteroid the size of the Albert Hall could smash into the earth on 1. October 2. 01. 7, with potentially devastating consequences. Asteroid 2. 01. 2 TC4 is thought to be between 2. The odds of the space rock colliding with earth are slim but its trajectory is so close it is being studied very carefully. Judit Gy. The fact that the MOID . However it is just the smallest possible distance between the orbits. ![]()
Detlef Koschny from the European Space Agency Space Situational Awareness (SSA) programme office said there was just a one- in- a- million chance the asteroid could hit, but that he was trying to ascertain its precise dimensions. A 4. 0m iron object would go through the atmosphere and make a crater; a 1. We could see an airburst maybe broken windows, depending on where it hits. However some scientists and politicians believe more resources should be invested in keeping an eye on the heavens - just in case. Will Asteroid 2012 TC4 Hit Earth in October 2017? Asteroids are small, airless rocky worlds that revolve around the sun and are too small to be called planets. They are also called space rocks, planetoids or minor. Orbit calculations of asteroids are constantly updated based on observations reported to the Minor Planet Center. 2017, with odds of no more than 1-in-250-million.
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