# Asteriod to pass close to earth this morning **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 8, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326 "2011-11-08T23:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/1 "2011-11-08T23:26:04Z")
Asteriod [2005 YU55](http://www.smh.com.au/national/speeding-asteroid-on-flying-visit-past-earth-20111107-1n3wi.html) will come within 320,000 km of Earth this morning (about now in fact). ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/2 "2011-11-08T23:27:01Z")
May it score a direct hit on Wall Street! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/3 "2011-11-08T23:29:47Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > May it score a direct hit on Wall Street! That’d take out a hell of a lot more than just Wall Street. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/4 "2011-11-08T23:30:50Z")
I’ll be sure to duck. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/5 "2011-11-09T01:14:19Z")
Any updates? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/6 "2011-11-09T01:16:12Z")
I was going to watch this until the damn clouds just rolled in. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/7 "2011-11-09T01:18:33Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > Any updates? Naturally the [Wikipedia entry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_YU55) has already been updated: > [@](#): > > On 8 November 2011 at 23:28 UT the asteroid safely passed 0.85 lunar distances from the Earth. ---
**Author:** ![DHMO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@DHMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DHMO)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/8 "2011-11-09T01:22:18Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > I was going to watch this until the damn clouds just rolled in. You’ll need a pretty good telescope—at its [brightest](http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/133013563.html), it is expected to only reach 11th magnitude (5 magnitudes fainter than can be observed with the unaided eye under perfect conditions.) Not to worry, though, there’s a live webcast [here](http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clay-center-observatory) and [here](http://virtualtelescope.bellatrixobservatory.org/2005yu55.html). ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/9 "2011-11-09T01:36:29Z")
Phew. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/10 "2011-11-09T01:40:29Z")
> [@DHMO](#): > > You’ll need a pretty good telescope—at its [brightest](http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/133013563.html), it is expected to only reach 11th magnitude (5 magnitudes fainter than can be observed with the unaided eye under perfect conditions.) > > Not to worry, though, there’s a live webcast [here](http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clay-center-observatory) and [here](http://virtualtelescope.bellatrixobservatory.org/2005yu55.html). Yeah, I know. I was ready. At least the clouds are now so bad there is no chance in hell I can see it. I kinda hate the I could see it if I tried really hard but I am feeling lazy scenarios 🙂 Thanks for those other links. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/11 "2011-11-09T12:19:02Z")
I was all ready for a cool “Hammer of God” kinda day too. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/12 "2011-11-09T13:07:39Z")
It’s Santa! ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/13 "2011-11-09T16:36:23Z")
I think we’ve been whooshed! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/14 "2011-11-09T17:08:59Z")
- pats self \* I’m still okay - everyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/15 "2011-11-09T18:15:38Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > I think we’ve been whooshed! 😃 Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteriod-to-pass-close-to-earth-this-morning/602326/16 "2011-11-11T12:13:47Z")
Here’s a [short video](http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6333653934/in/photostream) created by NASA of it’s flypast.