Early next week, a large asteroid...

Space Weather News for Jan. 21, 2015
http://spaceweather.com


Early next week, a large asteroid named 2004 BL86 will fly past the
Earth-Moon system. There's no danger of a collision, but NASA radars
will be monitoring the mountain-sized space rock as it passes by only
745,000 miles away. Amateur astronomers can watch the flyby, too.
Glowing like a 9th magnitude star, 2004 BL86 will be an easy target
for backyard telescopes on the night of closest approach, Jan. 26-27.
Check http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more
information.

On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:31:26 -0600, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

Space Weather News for Jan. 21, 2015
http://spaceweather.com


Early next week, a large asteroid named 2004 BL86 will fly past the
Earth-Moon system. There's no danger of a collision, but NASA radars
will be monitoring the mountain-sized space rock as it passes by only
745,000 miles away. Amateur astronomers can watch the flyby, too.
Glowing like a 9th magnitude star, 2004 BL86 will be an easy target
for backyard telescopes on the night of closest approach, Jan. 26-27.
Check http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more
information.

Would that be an asteroid or a meteoroid? If it's not in the asteroid
belt, how is it an asteroid?


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On 1/21/15 7:30 PM, Lord Vath wrote:
Would that be an asteroid or a meteoroid? If it's not in the asteroid
belt, how is it an asteroid?


It is a mountain-sized space rock.

On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:05:17 -0600, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

On 1/21/15 7:30 PM, Lord Vath wrote:
Would that be an asteroid or a meteoroid? If it's not in the asteroid
belt, how is it an asteroid?


It is a mountain-sized space rock.

You didn't answer the question. Perhaps I didn't phrase it properly.
An asteroid is in the asteroid belt, a meteoroid is a drifting space
rock. Some asteroids have irregular orbits. so is this really an
asteroid or a meteoroid? The difference is in the orbit.


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On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 5:30:03 PM UTC-8, Lord Vath wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:31:26 -0600, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

Space Weather News for Jan. 21, 2015
http://spaceweather.com


Early next week, a large asteroid named 2004 BL86 will fly past the
Earth-Moon system. There's no danger of a collision, but NASA radars
will be monitoring the mountain-sized space rock as it passes by only
745,000 miles away. Amateur astronomers can watch the flyby, too.
Glowing like a 9th magnitude star, 2004 BL86 will be an easy target
for backyard telescopes on the night of closest approach, Jan. 26-27.
Check http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more
information.

Would that be an asteroid or a meteoroid? If it's not in the asteroid
belt, how is it an asteroid?

Ya know, Google is your friend. You could have found the answer to your question with just a few key-strokes...

http://astrobites.org/2014/11/10/mos...asteroid-belt/

On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:01:42 -0800 (PST), palsing
wrote this crap:

On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 5:30:03 PM UTC-8, Lord Vath wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:31:26 -0600, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

Space Weather News for Jan. 21, 2015
http://spaceweather.com


Early next week, a large asteroid named 2004 BL86 will fly past the
Earth-Moon system. There's no danger of a collision, but NASA radars
will be monitoring the mountain-sized space rock as it passes by only
745,000 miles away. Amateur astronomers can watch the flyby, too.
Glowing like a 9th magnitude star, 2004 BL86 will be an easy target
for backyard telescopes on the night of closest approach, Jan. 26-27.
Check http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more
information.

Would that be an asteroid or a meteoroid? If it's not in the asteroid
belt, how is it an asteroid?

Ya know, Google is your friend. You could have found the answer
to your question with just a few key-strokes...

http://astrobites.org/2014/11/10/mos...asteroid-belt/

You wasted five minutes of my ****ing precious time with this post.
You didn't answer the question. I know the ****ing difference between
comets and asteroids. Do you know the ****ing difference between a
meteoroid and an asteroid? dumbass. Is this ****ing flying space rock
an asteroid or a meteoroid? you dumbass.


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On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 10:26:31 PM UTC-8, Lord Vath wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:01:42 -0800 (PST), palsing
wrote this crap:

On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 5:30:03 PM UTC-8, Lord Vath wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:31:26 -0600, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

Space Weather News for Jan. 21, 2015
http://spaceweather.com


Early next week, a large asteroid named 2004 BL86 will fly past the
Earth-Moon system. There's no danger of a collision, but NASA radars
will be monitoring the mountain-sized space rock as it passes by only
745,000 miles away. Amateur astronomers can watch the flyby, too.
Glowing like a 9th magnitude star, 2004 BL86 will be an easy target
for backyard telescopes on the night of closest approach, Jan. 26-27.
Check http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more
information.

Would that be an asteroid or a meteoroid? If it's not in the asteroid
belt, how is it an asteroid?

Ya know, Google is your friend. You could have found the answer
to your question with just a few key-strokes...

http://astrobites.org/2014/11/10/mos...asteroid-belt/

You wasted five minutes of my ****ing precious time with this post.
You didn't answer the question. I know the ****ing difference between
comets and asteroids. Do you know the ****ing difference between a
meteoroid and an asteroid? dumbass. Is this ****ing flying space rock
an asteroid or a meteoroid? you dumbass.


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You didn't read the article, did you... moron.

Lord Vath wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:01:42 -0800 (PST), palsing
wrote this crap:

On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 5:30:03 PM UTC-8, Lord Vath wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:31:26 -0600, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

Space Weather News for Jan. 21, 2015
http://spaceweather.com


Early next week, a large asteroid named 2004 BL86 will fly past the
Earth-Moon system. There's no danger of a collision, but NASA radars
will be monitoring the mountain-sized space rock as it passes by only
745,000 miles away. Amateur astronomers can watch the flyby, too.
Glowing like a 9th magnitude star, 2004 BL86 will be an easy target
for backyard telescopes on the night of closest approach, Jan. 26-27.
Check http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more
information.

Would that be an asteroid or a meteoroid? If it's not in the asteroid
belt, how is it an asteroid?

Ya know, Google is your friend. You could have found the answer
to your question with just a few key-strokes...

http://astrobites.org/2014/11/10/mos...asteroid-belt/

You wasted five minutes of my ****ing precious time with this post.
You didn't answer the question. I know the ****ing difference between
comets and asteroids. Do you know the ****ing difference between a
meteoroid and an asteroid? dumbass. Is this ****ing flying space rock
an asteroid or a meteoroid? you dumbass.


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Here's a simpler site for you:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/science...fferences.html

On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 1:26:31 AM UTC-5, Lord Vath wrote:


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Referring to palsing:

Is this ****ing flying space rock
an asteroid or a meteoroid? you dumb***.

If it hits the Earth and makes the 6 PM News then it is a meteoroid.

If it hits the Earth and there IS no 6 PM News at all, then it was an asteroid.

On 22/01/2015 03:51, Lord Vath wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:05:17 -0600, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

On 1/21/15 7:30 PM, Lord Vath wrote:
Would that be an asteroid or a meteoroid? If it's not in the asteroid
belt, how is it an asteroid?


It is a mountain-sized space rock.

You didn't answer the question. Perhaps I didn't phrase it properly.
An asteroid is in the asteroid belt, a meteoroid is a drifting space
rock. Some asteroids have irregular orbits. so is this really an
asteroid or a meteoroid? The difference is in the orbit.

Not necessarily:
From the Wikipedia "Asteroid" article

"Terminology
Traditionally, small bodies orbiting the Sun were classified as
asteroids, comets or meteoroids, with anything smaller than ten metres
across being called a meteoroid. The term "asteroid" is ill-defined. It
never had a formal definition, with the broader term minor planet being
preferred by the International Astronomical Union."