Talk:2002 AY1

(2002 AY1) is notable as a potentially hazardous asteroid.

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There is a flag wave for a close approach in 2035, which is noted on the wiki page.

However this approach is not all that close. (2002 AY1) gets close to Earth every 11 years and will make its closest approach to Earth on 10 Jan 2112 at about 0.0077 AU.

Of more interest is the fact that (2002 AY1) also makes regular close approaches to Mercury. This raises the possibility that it could be used to traffic material between Earth and Mercury. It also has a 29° inclination, possibly making it suitable as an observation and communication platform.

Rather than simply being viewed as potentially hazardous, it could be viewed as being a valuable chunk of space rock.

Webscool (talk) 07:16, 20 April 2013 (UTC)webscool


 * That's an superb ideia! 177.159.22.51 (talk) 20:31, 1 May 2013 (UTC)