> JS>For those of you who follow the world news, you may have heard by now
 > JS>that in the year 2028 an asteroid one mile in diameter will approach
 > JS>the earth at a distance of only 26,000 miles. ...And there is a remote
 > JS>possibility it will even strike the earth.
 > [cut]
 > Hello Jack.  Someone at work mentioned this.  My question, have
 > "they"
 > taken into account the gravity of the Sun, Jupiter, and other such
 > bodies?
 >                 Mike Fritz
I would think astronomers have the ability to do as you suggest. I'm
also sure we will be hearing a great deal more about this asteroid
(Asteroid 1997 XF11) before too much longer.
Many astronomers still insist the asteroid will come between the earth
and the moon in 2028, despite the denial by NASA.
Regards,
Jack
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