For a good debunking of the alarmist claims made for TU24 see the following
post by Astronomer Phil Plait.

http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/01/21/repeat-after-me-asteroid-2007-
tu24-is-no-danger-to-earth/

Paul Hutch

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu On Behalf Of Sean Breheny
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:53 PM
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> I found an article on Space Daily from today saying that it will be
> close but not a hit. The min distance they give is actually very close
> to what one of the participants in that online forum computed by
> running the NASA simulator. I also tried it and got the same answer
> (0.004 AU or 371 thousand miles):
>
> http://tinyurl.com/25866o
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Jan 23, 2008 12:31 PM, Bob Axtell <engineer@cotse.net> wrote:
> > http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread328087/pg1
> >
> > Russell: heads up.
> >
> > I won't make a comment, but the fact that the  topic keeps getting
> > squashed is of some  concern...
> >
> > --Bob

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