Question: 1 . For = 2 7 1 . 3 8 5 arcseconds , find the following distance to an asteroid: Distance = 2 0 6

1. For =271.385 arcseconds, find the following distance to an asteroid:
Distance =206,265* if the baseline is 5000 km.
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2. Compare this distance the average Earth Moon distance by dividing your
Answer in the above calculation by the Earth Moon distance (384,400 km)
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3. Using your answer to number 2 would you classify this asteroid as a Near Earth Asteroid? Why or why not? Consider the fact that Mars, when it is closest to Earth is about 203.7 Moon distances away.
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