By the Numbers

Asteroid and Humpback Sightings

by Jacob Shafer

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March 02, 2011 | 01:32 PM

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Number of "near-Earth" asteroids discovered in a single night by the Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala, an all-time record

Number that could collide with Earth in the next 100 years

1,607
Humpback sightings reported during the 2011 Great Maui Whale Count, a 33 percent increase compared to last year

Number of adult piranhas found at a Honolulu residence that was damaged by fire last week

5 feet
Length of a boa constrictor found at the same residence

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