{"id":791685,"date":"2024-12-03T09:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=791685"},"modified":"2024-12-03T09:27:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:27:01","slug":"small-asteroid-to-hit-earths-atmosphere-over-siberia-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=791685","title":{"rendered":"Small asteroid to hit Earth\u2019s atmosphere over Siberia today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041e\u043d\u043b\u0430\u0439\u043d \u043a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0430 4 PTZ ( 24\/7 )\u0420\u041e\u0421\u0421\u0418\u042f  \u0433. \u041b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a .  Online camera 4  PTZ (24\/7 ) RUSSIA  Lensk\" width=\"1110\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJAbm19M87E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>Keep an eye on this weather webcam out of Russia, and you might see a small asteroid hit Earth\u2019s atmosphere over Siberia around 16:14 UTC (10:14 a.m. CST) today.<\/p>\n<h3>Small asteroid to hit Earth\u2019s atmosphere in a couple hours<\/h3>\n<p>Just this morning (05:55 UTC on December 3, 2024) astronomers discovered a small asteroid, somewhere in size between 0.5 to 1.2 meters (1.6 to 4 feet) \u2026 and it\u2019s headed right toward Earth. This asteroid, currently carrying the name C0WEPC5, will harmlessly enter Earth\u2019s atmosphere around 16:14 UTC (10:14 a.m. CST) on December 3, 2024, over Eastern Siberia. You may recall the impressive Tunguska event, when a large asteroid created an airburst that flattened hundreds of square miles of trees in 1908, also happened in Eastern Siberia. This tiny asteroid will create a nice fireball in dark skies but result in no damage. <\/p>\n<p>According to NASA\u2019s Asteroid Watch, astronomers first made the discovery:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2026 with the University of Arizona\u2019s Bok telescope by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey and Spacewatch. The impact prediction was made by the Scout system at NASAJPL\u2019s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The incoming asteroid has a velocity of about 9.6 miles per second (15.5 km\/s) with a moderate angle of 58 degrees. And it\u2019s coming in from the southeast. According to Sam Deen\u2019s predictions on the Minor Planet Mailing List, it might be possible for people in Yakutsk, Mirny, Norilsk or Dudinka to see it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a few hours from now, newly-discovered asteroid C0WEPC5 will slam into Russia. It is very small and should cause no damage. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/csHHymymS4\">pic.twitter.com\/csHHymymS4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Dunn (@tony873004) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tony873004\/status\/1863892943884730675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_494596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494596\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-494596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small asteroid will hit Earth\u2019s atmosphere and harmlessly burn up above Siberia on December 3, 2024. The dark cross with greenish center at upper is the approximate impact zone. Image via Richard Moissl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>4th asteroid to hit Earth\u2019s atmosphere in 2024<\/h3>\n<p>This is only the 11th time ever and the 4th time this year that astronomers have spotted an asteroid just before it crashed into Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Earlier this year a 3 feet (1 meter) asteroid hit over the Pacific Ocean on October 22, and another one of similar size struck the atmosphere above the Philippines on September 4. And the first one this year hit above Germany on January 21.<\/p>\n<p>With our increasing technology, we are able to spot more of these little asteroids before they hit us. According to NASA: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Every day, Earth is bombarded with more than 100 tons of dust and sand-sized particles. About once a year, an automobile-sized asteroid hits Earth\u2019s atmosphere, creates an impressive fireball, and burns up before reaching the surface.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bottom line: A small asteroid will harmlessly hit Earth\u2019s atmosphere over Siberia in Russia today. Find maps and a webcam here.<\/p>\n<p>Via IMO<\/p>\n<p>Via NASA Asteroid Watch<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cp-load-after-post\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-author\">\n<h4>Kelly Kizer Whitt<\/h4>\n<p>                    View Articles\n                  <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-tags\">\n<h6 data-udy-fe=\"text_7c58270d\">About the Author:<\/h6>\n<p>Kelly Kizer Whitt &#8211; EarthSky\u2019s nature and travel vlogger on YouTube &#8211; writes and edits some of the most fascinating stories at EarthSky.org. She&#8217;s been writing about science, with a focus on astronomy, for decades. She began her career at Astronomy Magazine and made regular contributions to other outlets, including AstronomyToday and the Sierra Club. She has nine published books, including a children&#8217;s picture book, Solar System Forecast, and a young adult dystopian novel, A Different Sky.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/small-asteroid-to-hit-earths-atmosphere-over-siberia-russia-dec-3-2024\/?rand=772280\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep an eye on this weather webcam out of Russia, and you might see a small asteroid hit Earth\u2019s atmosphere over Siberia around 16:14 UTC (10:14 a.m. CST) today. 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