{"id":6657,"date":"2014-02-26T18:06:57","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T18:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6657"},"modified":"2014-02-26T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T18:06:57","slug":"asteroid-passing-earth-tracked-by-radar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6657","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid passing earth tracked by radar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fairly sizable asteroid <a href=\"http:\/\/comets-asteroids.findthedata.org\/l\/356812\/2006-DP14\" target=\"_blank\">2006 DP14<\/a>, classified as a PHA or <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Potentially_hazardous_object\" target=\"_blank\">Potentially Hazardous Asteroid<\/a>, \u00a0passed by earth last week:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/remanzacco.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/close-approach-of-asteroid-2006-dp14.html\" target=\"_d\">Comets &amp; Neo: Close Approach of Asteroid 2006 DP14 &#8211; Remanzacco Observatory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a NASA JPL video showing the radar view of the object:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/jpl\/asteroid\/asteroid2006dp14-20140225\/#.Uw4rIONdVtA\" target=\"_d\">Radar Images of near-Earth Asteroid 2006 DP14 \u00a0&#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6PU8obSU9Tc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Caption:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Radar data of asteroid 2006 DP14 were obtained on Feb. 11, 2014, using the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif. While this asteroid would appear as no more than a point of light to optical telescopes, using radar we&#8217;re able to discern the physical characteristics of the asteroid and we&#8217;re able to measure its exact distance from Earth. In order to point the enormous 70-meter dish antenna in the precise direction of the asteroid, numerous amateur astronomers assisted in the days leading up to Feb. 11 by supplying observational data to help pinpoint the location. The asteroid is about 1,300 feet (400 meters) long, 660 feet (200 meters) wide.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related feature &#8211;\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/jpl\/asteroid\/asteroid2006dp14-20140225\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/jpl\/asteroid\/asteroid2006dp14-20140225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/jpl\/asteroid\/aste&#8230;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/GSSR<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fairly sizable asteroid 2006 DP14, classified as a PHA or Potentially Hazardous Asteroid, \u00a0passed by earth last week:\u00a0Comets &amp; Neo: Close Approach of Asteroid 2006 DP14 &#8211; Remanzacco Observatory Here is a NASA JPL video showing the radar view of the object:\u00a0Radar Images of near-Earth Asteroid 2006 DP14 \u00a0&#8211; NASA Caption: Radar data of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6657\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Asteroid passing earth tracked by radar<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asteroids"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1Jn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9747,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9747","url_meta":{"origin":6657,"position":0},"title":"Asteroid to pass near Earth-Moon system on January 26th","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"An\u00a0asteroid half a kilometer in diameter will pass near earth on Monday:\u00a0Giant asteroid is about to give Earth a close call - Sen.com Here is the original NASA JPL story: Asteroid to Fly By Earth Safely on January 26\u00a0 (See GIF animation clip) This graphic depicts the passage of asteroid\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Asteroids &amp; 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