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'''{{mp|2024 RW|1}}''' previously known under its provisional designation '''CAQTDL2'''<ref name="sparkes"/> is a 1-meter-sized [[asteroid]] or [[meteoroid]] that struck the Earth's atmosphere and burned up harmlessly on September 5, 2024 at around 12:30 a.m. PHT (September 4, 4:30 p.m. GMT) above the western Pacific Ocean near [[Luzon]] Island in the Philippines.<ref name="sparkes">{{cite news|work=New Scientist|title=A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over the Philippines|quote=A newly spotted asteroid named 2024 RW1 burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific, creating a spectacular bright flash in the sky over the Philippines just hours after first being detected|last1=Sparkes|first1=Matthew|last2=Dinneen|first2=James|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/|access-date=September 4, 2024|archive-date=September 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904175210/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Asteroid the size of two house cats to hit Earth over the Philippines|first=Aaron|last=Reich|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|via=MSN|date=September 4, 2024|url=https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/asteroid-the-size-of-two-house-cats-to-hit-earth-over-the-philippines/ar-AA1q01qi|access-date=September 4, 2024|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905002349/https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/asteroid-the-size-of-two-house-cats-to-hit-earth-over-the-philippines/ar-AA1q01qi|url-status=live}}</ref> 2024 RW1 is the ninth [[impact event]] that was [[Asteroid impact prediction|successfully predicted]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kooser |first1=Amanda |title=Rare Asteroid Spotted Hours Before Impacting Earth’s Atmosphere |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amandakooser/2024/09/04/rare-asteroid-spotted-hours-before-impacting-earths-atmosphere/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=4 September 2024 |archive-date=5 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905002459/https://www.forbes.com/sites/amandakooser/2024/09/04/rare-asteroid-spotted-hours-before-impacting-earths-atmosphere/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which was discovered by Jacqueline Fazekas at NASA-funded [[Catalina Sky Survey]].<ref name=Tingley>{{cite web|website=[[Space.com]]|title=Tiny asteroid will hit Earth today, burn up over Philippines. 'Discovered this morning,' ESA says|first=Brett|last=Tingley|date=September 4, 2024|url=https://www.space.com/asteroid-earth-impact-september-2024-rw1|access-date=September 4, 2024|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905002351/https://www.space.com/asteroid-earth-impact-september-2024-rw1|url-status=live}}</ref> Visualization of the [[fireball (meteor)|fireball]] from the Earth's surface was hampered by [[Typhoon Yagi (2024)|Typhoon Yagi]]<ref name=Tingley/>, which at the time, was affecting the Philippine islands.<ref>{{cite news |last1=GMA |first1=GMA News Online |title=Amihan to bring rain to parts of northern and central Luzon |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/imready/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |agency=GMA Network |publisher=GMA News Online}}</ref>
'''{{mp|2024 RW|1}}''' previously known under its provisional designation '''CAQTDL2''',<ref name="sparkes"/> is a 1-meter-sized [[asteroid]] or [[meteoroid]] that struck the Earth's atmosphere and burned up harmlessly on September 5, 2024, at around 12:30 a.m. [[Philippine Standard Time]] (September 4, 4:30 p.m. UTC) above the western Pacific Ocean near [[Luzon]], Philippines.<ref name="sparkes">{{cite news|work=New Scientist|title=A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over the Philippines|quote=A newly spotted asteroid named 2024 RW1 burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific, creating a spectacular bright flash in the sky over the Philippines just hours after first being detected|last1=Sparkes|first1=Matthew|last2=Dinneen|first2=James|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/|access-date=September 4, 2024|archive-date=September 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904175210/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Asteroid the size of two house cats to hit Earth over the Philippines|first=Aaron|last=Reich|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|via=MSN|date=September 4, 2024|url=https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/asteroid-the-size-of-two-house-cats-to-hit-earth-over-the-philippines/ar-AA1q01qi|access-date=September 4, 2024|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905002349/https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/asteroid-the-size-of-two-house-cats-to-hit-earth-over-the-philippines/ar-AA1q01qi|url-status=live}}</ref> 2024 RW1 is the ninth [[impact event]] that was [[Asteroid impact prediction|successfully predicted]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kooser |first1=Amanda |title=Rare Asteroid Spotted Hours Before Impacting Earth’s Atmosphere |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amandakooser/2024/09/04/rare-asteroid-spotted-hours-before-impacting-earths-atmosphere/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=4 September 2024 |archive-date=5 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905002459/https://www.forbes.com/sites/amandakooser/2024/09/04/rare-asteroid-spotted-hours-before-impacting-earths-atmosphere/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which was discovered by Jacqueline Fazekas at NASA-funded [[Catalina Sky Survey]].<ref name=Tingley>{{cite web|website=[[Space.com]]|title=Tiny asteroid will hit Earth today, burn up over Philippines. 'Discovered this morning,' ESA says|first=Brett|last=Tingley|date=September 4, 2024|url=https://www.space.com/asteroid-earth-impact-september-2024-rw1|access-date=September 4, 2024|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905002351/https://www.space.com/asteroid-earth-impact-september-2024-rw1|url-status=live}}</ref> Visualization of the [[fireball (meteor)|fireball]] from the Earth's surface was hampered by [[Typhoon Yagi (2024)|Typhoon Yagi]],<ref name=Tingley/> which at the time, was affecting country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=GMA |first1=GMA News Online |title=Amihan to bring rain to parts of northern and central Luzon |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/imready/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |agency=GMA Network |publisher=GMA News Online}}</ref>


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Revision as of 05:12, 5 September 2024

2024 RW1 previously known under its provisional designation CAQTDL2,[1] is a 1-meter-sized asteroid or meteoroid that struck the Earth's atmosphere and burned up harmlessly on September 5, 2024, at around 12:30 a.m. Philippine Standard Time (September 4, 4:30 p.m. UTC) above the western Pacific Ocean near Luzon, Philippines.[1][2] 2024 RW1 is the ninth impact event that was successfully predicted,[3] which was discovered by Jacqueline Fazekas at NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey.[4] Visualization of the fireball from the Earth's surface was hampered by Typhoon Yagi,[4] which at the time, was affecting country.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Sparkes, Matthew; Dinneen, James. "A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over the Philippines". New Scientist. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024. A newly spotted asteroid named 2024 RW1 burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific, creating a spectacular bright flash in the sky over the Philippines just hours after first being detected
  2. ^ Reich, Aaron (September 4, 2024). "Asteroid the size of two house cats to hit Earth over the Philippines". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via MSN.
  3. ^ Kooser, Amanda (4 September 2024). "Rare Asteroid Spotted Hours Before Impacting Earth's Atmosphere". Forbes. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Tingley, Brett (September 4, 2024). "Tiny asteroid will hit Earth today, burn up over Philippines. 'Discovered this morning,' ESA says". Space.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  5. ^ GMA, GMA News Online. "Amihan to bring rain to parts of northern and central Luzon". GMA News Online. GMA Network. Retrieved 5 September 2024.


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