Could asteroid get grabbed by earth or moon?

[flobadob]

Heard about this a few weeks back http://www.universeto...by-earth-in-november/ and was just wondering do you think there is any chance the asteroid could get taken in toward the earth or moon via gravity or what have you?

[ChuckFickens]

It all explained here and will give you the answer...

http://www.universeto...by-earth-in-november/

[johnk]

It's happened before so the answer must be yes.

[jomifl]

If the animation is accurate re. relative speeds, the asteroid appears to be travelling about 8-10 times faster than the moon in its orbit. As it passes just inside the lunat orbit it is probably travelling about 7-8 time too fast to be captured by the earth's gravitational field.

[R1Geezer]

To achieve orbit an object would have to be close enough and slow enough, that's tiny goldilocks zone, possible but unlikely.

[conewood]

If an asteroid was on the right trajectory and the Earth/Moon system in the right relative position, it is possible. However the event would be very rare - and rarer still for the capture to produce a stable long-term situation without it colliding (eventually) with the Earth or Moon.