Apophis is a 900-foot asteroid that according to JPL calculations released on Christmas Eve 2004 appeared to show that there was a greater than 2 percent chance the asteroid would hit the Earth in 2029, judged a 4 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale for a short time, the highest rating any near-Earth object has received. More accurate observations brought the risk of collision down to just 1 in 250,000. Though the asteroid doesn’t look like it’s going to hit Earth, on April 13, 2029, it will come closer than any other near-Earth object that we know of, passing just 18,300 miles above the planet’s surface.
yes it will almost hit earth.
Posted by: dirk alan | December 24, 2009 at 04:32 PM
Okay!! For the umpteenth time we've been reassured that Apophis will not hit us. What about the one that WILL hit us? Has anyone found THAT one yet?
Posted by: Marty Ferguson | January 10, 2010 at 04:19 AM