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99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN 4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft) in size, [3] that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability of 2.7% that it would hit Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029.
Here's what to know about Apophis and how space agencies hope to protect Earth from other asteroids like it. Apophis to make 2029 flyby to Earth Apophis is projected to pass within 20,000 miles of ...
Apophis hitting Earth is possible, study finds, but very unlikely Astronomers have long had their eye on the notorious Apophis, which was initially believed to pose a serious threat to Earth upon ...
99942 Apophis: 0.3: June 19, 2004: First asteroid to rank greater than one on the Torino Scale (it was ranked at 2, then 4; now down to 0). Previously better known by its provisional designation 2004 MN 4. 152830 Dinkinesh I Selam: 0.22: November 1, 2023: First satellite discovered to be a contact-binary (433953) 1997 XR 2: 0.23: December 4, 1997
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are formally defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as all small Solar System bodies with orbits around the Sun that are at least partially closer than 1.3 astronomical units (AU; Sun–Earth distance) from the Sun. [25] This definition excludes larger bodies such as planets, like Venus; natural ...
Mercury occults Jupiter for the first time since 1708, but very close to the Sun and impossible to view with the naked eye. [31] 2090 September 23 Total solar eclipse in the United Kingdom. The next total eclipse visible in the UK follows a track similar to that of August 11, 1999, but shifted slightly further north and occurring very near sunset.
Vesta is the brightest of the four main-belt asteroids that can, on occasion, be visible to the naked eye. [70] On some rare occasions, a near-Earth asteroid may briefly become visible without technical aid; see 99942 Apophis.
ˈ f ɒ f /, Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ, romanized: Aphōph) [1] or Apophis (/ ə. ˈ p ɒ . f ɪ s / ; Ancient Greek : Ἄποφις , romanized : Ápophis ), is the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied darkness and disorder , and was thus the opponent of light and Maat (order/ truth ).