2 new small asteroid/meteoroids have been discovered near close approach<br /><br />2008 CE22 (~ 25 m diameter) was discovered 3 days after close approach at 1 Lunar Distance.<br /><br />2228 CF22 (a tiny bit larger) will come within 1.6 LD tomorrow.<br /><br />It really is an affirmation of the current searches that such small asteroids are being discovered, it's good news for our long term safety. <br /><br />Edit, and here's a fun one.<br /><br />A 3 in 100 million chance for a large (220 meter) asteroid, 2008 CM20 to impact July 30 this year.<br /><br />Only onserved for 15 hours, so orbit is very dicey, but until more obs come in, the risk is not zero; with the large large size, the Palermo Scale is -3.64.<br /><br />Earth MOID = .0850969 AU (over 12 million kilomters<br />)<br />Notice the difference from the other two I just mentioned. This is a larger object, and was discovered 6 months before closest approach, unlike the tiny ones that we catch as they go by. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>