Apophis asteroid

[AlexN]

Highly unlikely.. Our gravity well would be nowhere near strong enough to slow the velocity of the object to the point where it would enter an elliptical orbit around us, eventually settling into a more regular orbit over time... If it did, we would experience some very serious tidal activity during the close passes, Lets just say the process would not be a smooth one..

[Baron von Richthofen (Vaclav)]

Originally Posted by AlexN

Highly unlikely.. Our gravity well would be nowhere near strong enough to slow the velocity of the object to the point where it would enter an elliptical orbit around us, eventually settling into a more regular orbit over time... If it did, we would experience some very serious tidal activity during the close passes, Lets just say the process would not be a smooth one..

I suppose if it is coming slow relative to the earth, both going in the same direction opposed to head on it is possible, I wonder if a flight trajectory is available