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  2. 99942 Apophis - Wikipedia

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    99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN 4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft) in size, [3] that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability of 2.7% that it would hit Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029.

  3. Roy A. Tucker - Wikipedia

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    Roy A. Tucker (1951 – 2021) was an American astronomer best known for the co-discovery of near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis (formerly known as 2004 MN 4) along with David J. Tholen and Fabrizio Bernardi of the University of Hawaii. [2]

  4. OSIRIS-REx - Wikipedia

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    On 25 April 2022, NASA confirmed that the mission would be extended. After dropping off its sample to Earth on 24 September 2023, the mission became OSIRIS-APEX ('APophis EXplorer'). [77] As the new name suggests, its next target will be the near-Earth asteroid (and potentially hazardous object) 99942 Apophis. Apophis will make an extremely ...

  5. Scientists reveal what they found in sample taken from Bennu ...

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    The asteroid, previously known as 99942, is estimated to be around 1,100 feet wide and was only discovered in 2004. At the time, Apophis was thought to be on a trajectory toward Earth.

  6. Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in ...

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    In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance of colliding into Earth in five years, when it is expected to make a ...

  7. David J. Tholen - Wikipedia

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    David Tholen and Roy Tucker, co-discovers of 99942 Apophis, are both fans of the TV series Stargate SG-1, which influenced the naming of the asteroid. The show's most persistent villain is "Apophis", an alien also named for the Egyptian god. "We considered a number of names, but 'Apophis' kept floating to the top," says Tucker.

  8. 2024 YR4 - Wikipedia

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    [15] [25] This is the second-highest Torino scale rating an asteroid has ever reached, behind 99942 Apophis which briefly ranked Torino scale level 4 in late 2004. [25] NASA gives a Palermo scale rating of −0.33 for 2024 YR 4, which corresponds to an impact hazard of 46.8% of the background hazard level. [7]

  9. Ramses (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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    Ramses, or Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, is a proposed ESA mission to a near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis.If approved, it is expected to be launched in April 2028, to arrive at Apophis in February 2029, before its closest approach to Earth.