>>19085369 pb
> travelling at more than 26,000mph, roughly 9 times the speed of sound
i don't ridicule everything printed in the dailymail, but when they imply the speed of sound is 2889 mph, i can't resist. FUCKWITS.
the speed of sound (at sea level and 68˚F) is 767mph, so the asteroid is traveling 35 times the speed of sound (relative to earth).
it's passage is remarkable only in how UNREMARKABLE it is, being one of TWENTY major asteroids to pass earth THIS WEEK.