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Asteroid 2024 YR4
Table of Contents
- Asteroid 2024 YR4
- Current date: 2025-02…
- How Worrying/Expected is This?
- What Could We Do to Stop It / Prepare?
- Declared Interests
- How strong is the science behind a potential earth impact?
- how worrying/expected is this?
- How is the risk of collision calculated, and could it change?
- what can be done
to mitigate the risk?
- What
can
be done
to improve
our ability
to detect
and track asteroids?
- How Worrying/Expected is This?
- What Could We
Do
to Stop
It
/ Prepare?
- Short
Answer:
1. Asteroid 2024 YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale
After the impact probability for this asteroid reached 1%, IAWN issued its official notification for the potential impact. Right after discovery, JPL/CNEOS Sentry impact monitoring system identified the possibility that 2024 YR4 might impact on December 22, 2032. As is typical, the initial orbit coudl only be computed approximately, adn the…
2. ESA actively monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032, but a possible impact cannot yet be entirely ruled out. The asteroid is estimated to be between 40 m and 100 m wide. It is indeed too early to determine where exactly on Earth a potential impact could occur.
Current date: 2025-02…
How strong is the science behind a potential earth impact?
“We understand the dynamics of solar system orbits well. It’s about measuring the orbit with better precision and characterising the nature/size of the object. The Earth is a small target on the scale of the solar system,but orbit calculations have a finite precision since thay are based on measurements of the position of the asteroid at different times since its discovery. These measurements have a finite precision, and we do not have many yet, and we can accurately translate this into a probability of impact during future passes. At the moment this is a few 2%, which is considered high enough to warrant further and urgent observations.”
how worrying/expected is this?
“It is not really worrying, expectations are that as we refine the orbit of the asteroid, the probability of impact will reduce. Its better maybe to think of it as, we cannot fully rule out that it may impact, rather than expecting it to impact. The next steps are clear – securing more data and improving our precision/confidence.”
How is the risk of collision calculated, and could it change?
“…”predict the position of the asteroid in the sky for the next few years, but the uncertainty on the exact time of impact is still large. The current best estimate is that the impact could happen sometime between January 2027 and July 2028, with a probability of 1 in 49. This means that there is a 99.98% chance that the asteroid will miss Earth, but the 0.02% chance is significant enough to warrant further investigation and readiness.
What can be done to mitigate the risk?
“Given the current uncertainty, it is indeed too early to plan any mitigation measures.However, if the impact probability increases considerably, there are a few options that could be considered:
- An asteroid deflection mission could be launched to change the asteroid’s trajectory slightly, reducing the likelihood of impact. This would require advanced planning and technology, and may not be feasible for all asteroid types.
- Evacuation of affected areas could be considered if the impact probability becomes very high. this would be a last-resort measure, as it would require significant resources and coordination.
- International cooperation would be essential in any mitigation effort. Asteroid impacts are a global concern, and a coordinated response would be necessary to effectively address the threat.
What can be done to improve our ability to detect and track asteroids?
“Improving our ability to detect and track asteroids is crucial for enhancing our planetary defense capabilities. Some steps that can be taken include:
- Increasing the number of telescopes dedicated to asteroid detection and tracking, both on the ground and in space.
- Improving the sensitivity and resolution of these telescopes to detect smaller and more distant asteroids.
- Developing advanced algorithms and software for analyzing asteroid data and predicting their trajectories.
- Encouraging international cooperation in asteroid detection and tracking efforts, as well as data sharing.
By taking these steps,we can improve our ability to detect and track asteroids,and enhance our planetary defense capabilities. It is indeed essential to remain vigilant and proactive in our efforts to protect earth from potential asteroid impacts.
How Worrying/Expected is This?
How Worrying:
- Currently, the probability of impact is approximately 2%. This is considered significant enough to start preparing for disaster relief when the probability goes above 1%.This threshold is not arbitrary but is a standard used for various types of disasters.
- If the probability remains above 1% by the end of the observation period (around April), it will be necessary to consider possible mitigation space missions. These missions aim to alter the asteroid’s trajectory to miss the Earth.
- Even if the asteroid were to impact, it is indeed not expected to be very large—possibly a few times larger than the one that exploded above Chelyabinsk in 2013, but about 150 times smaller than the asteroid believed to have caused the dinosaur extinction.
How Expected:
- Collisions with asteroids are a natural occurrence and are expected. The Moon, such as, is covered with craters, illustrating the frequency of such impacts.
- The focus is on identifying and tracking these asteroids to understand when and how significant an impact might be. The question is not whether an impact will occur but rather when and how large it will be.
What Could We Do to Stop It / Prepare?
Short Answer:
- Refine the Orbit: The first step is to accurately determine the asteroid’s orbit to ascertain whether it will hit the Earth.
- Nudge the Asteroid: If an impact is confirmed, the next step is to nudge the asteroid slightly to change its trajectory so that it misses the Earth. The sooner this is done, the smaller the nudge required.
- Mission Example: The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission serves as a precedent for this type of intervention.It successfully tested the technique on an asteroid about twice the size of YR4.
- Avoid Fragmentation: It is indeed crucial not to break the asteroid into smaller fragments, as this would create multiple potential hazards rather of one.
Declared Interests
- For all experts, no reply to the request for DOIs (Declarations of Interest) was received.
This details underscores the importance of ongoing observation and the potential for effective intervention to prevent an asteroid impact. While the current probability is concerning, it is manageable with the right preparations and technologies.
Current date: 2025-02…
How strong is the science behind a potential earth impact?
“We understand the dynamics of solar system orbits well. It’s about measuring the orbit with better precision and characterising the nature/size of the object. The Earth is a small target on the scale of the solar system,but orbit calculations
have a finite precision as thay are
based
on measurements of the position
of the asteroid at different times since its discovery. These measurements
have a finite precision, and we do not
have many
yet,
and we can accurately translate this into a probability of impact during
future passes. At the moment this is a few 2%, which is considered high enough
to warrant further and urgent observations.”
how worrying/expected is this?
“It is not really worrying, expectations are that as we refine the orbit of the asteroid,
the probability of
impact will reduce. Its better maybe
to think of it as,we cannot fully rule out
that
it may impact, rather than expecting
it
to
impact. The next steps are clear – securing more data and
improving our precision/confidence.”
How is the risk of collision calculated, and could it change?
…”predict the position of the asteroid
in the sky
for
the next few years, but the
uncertainty on
the exact time of impact
is
still
large. The current best
estimate is that
the impact could happen sometime
between January 2027 and July 2028, with
a probability of 1 in 49. this means
that there is
a 99.98% chance
that
the asteroid will miss Earth,
but
the 0.02% chance
is
significant enough to warrant
further investigation and readiness.
what can be done
to mitigate the risk?
“Given the
current uncertainty,
it
is indeed too early
to
plan any mitigation measures.However, if
the
impact probability increases
considerably,
there
are
a few
options that
could
be considered:
- An
asteroid deflection mission
could
be launched
to
change
the asteroid’s
trajectory slightly, reducing
the likelihood of impact. This
would
require advanced
planning
and
technology,
and may
not
be feasible
for
all asteroid types.
- Evacuation
of affected areas
could
be
considered
if
the
impact probability
becomes
very
high.
this
would
be
a
last-resort measure,
as
it
would
require
significant
resources
and
coordination.
- International
cooperation
would
be essential
in
any
mitigation effort. Asteroid impacts
are
a global concern,
and
a coordinated response
would
be
necessary to
effectively address the threat.
What
can
be done
to improve
our ability
to detect
and track asteroids?
“Improving
our ability
to detect
and track asteroids
is
crucial
for
enhancing
our
planetary defense capabilities. Some
steps
that
can
be taken
include:
- Increasing
the
number
of telescopes
dedicated
to asteroid detection
and tracking,
both
on
the ground
and
in space.
- Improving
the sensitivity
and
resolution
of
these
telescopes
to detect
smaller
and
more distant asteroids.
- Developing advanced algorithms
and software
for
analyzing asteroid data
and
predicting
their trajectories.
- Encouraging
international cooperation
in
asteroid detection
and
tracking efforts,
as
well as
data
sharing.
By
taking
these
steps,we
can improve
our ability
to detect
and
track asteroids,and
enhance
our
planetary
defense
capabilities.
It
is indeed
essential
to
remain
vigilant
and
proactive
in
our
efforts
to
protect
earth
from
potential asteroid impacts.
How Worrying/Expected is This?
how Worrying:
- Currently, the probability
of impact
is approximately 2%.
This
is considered significant enough
to
start
preparing
for
disaster relief
when
the
probability goes
above 1%.This threshold
is
not arbitrary
but
is
a
standard
used
for
various
types
of
disasters.
- If
the
probability remains
above 1%
by
the
end
of
the
observation period (around April),
it
will
be
necessary
to
consider
possible mitigation
space missions.
These
missions
aim
to
alter
the asteroid’s trajectory
to
miss
the Earth.
The sooner
this
is
done,
the smaller
the
nudge
required.
- Even
if
the asteroid
were
to
impact,
it
is indeed
not
expected
to
be
very
large—possibly
a
few
times larger
than
the
one
that
exploded
above
Chelyabinsk
in
2013,
but
about 150
times
smaller
than
the
asteroid
believed
to
have
caused
the
dinosaur
extinction.
- Collisions
with
asteroids
are
a natural
occurrence
and
are
expected.
The moon,
such
as,
is
covered
with
craters,
illustrating
the frequency
of
such
impacts.
- The
focus
is
on
identifying
and
tracking
these
asteroids
to
understand
when
and
how
significant
an
impact
might
be.
The
question
is
not
whether
an
impact
will
occur
but
rather
when
and
how
large
it
will
be.
-
Refine
the Orbit:
The
first
step
is
to
accurately
determine
the
asteroid’s
orbit
to
ascertain
whether
it
will
hit
the
Earth.
- Nudge
the
Asteroid:
If
an
impact
is
confirmed,
the
next
step
is
to
nudge
the
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