Asteroid Apophis is not possible to observe directly from Indonesia. This asteroid was flying over the territory of Indonesia and the brightness was dimmed, only magnitude 19.2. However, thanks to technology. Humans can still see them online.
According to official information from the site Slooh.com, the site will broadcast live events passing of Apophis. Indonesian citizens could see Apophis pass in the distance "only" 14.5 million km from the Earth's surface via a PC or Android mobile device.
Astrophysicist Institute of Aeronautics and Space Agency (LAPAN) Kompas.com when contacted on Wednesday (09/01/2013), said that the closest point to Earth the asteroid Apophis will be reached on Thursday (01/10/2013) at around 07.00 pm. At that moment, the live stream can be seen Slooh start.
What is so special about this asteroid? Discovered in 2004, this asteroid will strike the Earth once thought. The first prediction, collisions will occur in the year 2029, while the second prediction in 2036.
Now, the two predictions are practically fall. Collisions in 2036, for example, is expected to take place on 13 April in the year with odds of 1: 45,000. Now, the opportunity was revised to 1: 250,000. Thus, the chances of collision is almost zero.
If the collision happens, then an explosion equivalent to 100,000 times the Hiroshima bomb would destroy part of the Earth. With a prediction that is almost zero, humans do not have to worry that this asteroid would cause extinction.
thank's for : sains.kompas.com and youtube.com
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