Watching for the rocks above us that can hit us

For this mounth of April several close approaches to our home planet by asteroids are expected.
The closest approach happen on April 1, by an asteroid named 2100FA23 , about 2.1 Lunar Distances.
It posed no danger for our planet, and even if it entered our atmosphere it would disintigrate before reaching surface.

2011 FA23 closes approach path on April 1.

Recent & Upcoming Earth-asteroid encounters:

Asteroid           Date(UT)       Miss Distance     Mag.    Size
2011FA23       Apr 1                  2.1 LD            --      7 m
2011 FT9        Apr 1                  7.5 LD            --      25 m
2011 FT29      Apr 7                  6.2 LD            --      36 m
2011 GE         Apr 12                 4.7 LD            --      28 m
2002 DB4       Apr 15               62.5 LD           --      2.2 km
2008 UC202   Apr 27                  8.9 LD            --      10 m

by:dailycosmicnews

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