Re: That's a weird orbit
There are probably quite a few going by, but statistically they usually pass at some ungodly distance like Neptune's orbit or even much further (and far outside the ecliptic too!). This rock practically hit us! None of the other inner planets were even in the same solar hemisphere, just us sitting ducks.
Y'know, a 15 million kilometer pass could have easily been zero/zero/zero with (or, without?) a very slight delta-v change a few years ago.
Just sayin...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
