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Asteroid 2008 VL
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The 8 metre wide asteroid 2008 VL will make a close pass, travelling at 9.16 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 27th October, 2010.

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2008 VL
Earth Impact Risk Summary
Torino Scale (maximum) 0
Palermo Scale (maximum) -8.00
Palermo Scale (cumulative) -6.50
Impact Probability (cumulative) 1.1e-05
Number of Potential Impacts 717
Vimpact 14.45 km/s
Vinfinity 9.16 km/s
H 28.0
Diameter 0.008 km
Mass 8.4e+05 kg
Energy 2.1e-02 MT
all above are mean values
weighted by impact probability
Analysis based on
8 observations spanning .12404 days
(2008-Nov-02.31035 to 2008-Nov-02.43439)



-- Edited by Blobrana on Monday 10th of May 2010 12:22:20 AM

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