[meteorite-list] Asteroid 2011MD Bye-bye
From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:52:57 -0500 Message-ID: <4265451651B44CEE8C4036F599B7E2BC_at_ATARIENGINE2> Whoops! Actually, I was the "late" one. The orbital elements for 2011 MD were updated several days ago. http://www.projectpluto.com/2011md.htm The closest approach was re-calculated for not 13:30 UTC but 17:00 UTC and the point of closest approach projected on the Earth shifted by some 50 degrees... I missed the update and so did at least one news outlet (The Mail & Telegraph, UK) who reported it "late." The shame of it -- to do no better than a newspaper! Sterling K. Webb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matson, Robert D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid 2011MD Bye-bye > Hi All, > > I'm sure Sterling is well aware of this, but it's worth pointing > out to the masses that 2011 MD wasn't "late". People are simply guilty > of blindly believing their favorite piece of software, apparently > ignorant of the limitations of non-integrating propagation. When an > asteroid is well within the sphere of influence of the earth, it is > hardly appropriate to use a program that's based on Kepler's two-body > equations... --Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com > [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of > Sterling K. Webb > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 6:37 PM > To: Meteorite List > Subject: [meteorite-list] Asteroid 2011MD Bye-bye > > Video of 2011MD against background stars: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUjbA21jjsc > > The pass was at 7600 miles (instead of the > predicted 7500 miles) and it was 3.5 hours > late from the predicted time. > > Mr. Newton could not be reached for comment. > > Sterling K. Webb > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Tue 28 Jun 2011 12:52:57 AM PDT |
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