It oughta have a name ...

For those who have not already heard, (Near Earth) Asteroid 2004-MN4 will get close enough to wipe out a communications or weather satellite but should miss a direct hit on Earth.

That will be on Friday, April 13.

Oh, and 2029 A.D.

Unless of course something changes its trajectory in the meantime, or a mistake in math was made, or it's really gonna hit us and astronomers think we're better off in Mushroom Status. (Kept in the dark and fed you-know-what).

Our complaint? This rock that is as wide as a 100-story building (1,050 ft.) ought to have a real name. Our up-and-incoming close encounter (24 years away) gives it a status that is deserving of something cool. How about Shiitake?