Scientists have classified this asteroid as ‘potentially dangerous’, given its size and short distance from Earth. According to Indian time, this asteroid will be closest to Earth at 3:21 am on January 19. After about 89 years, this asteroid is passing so close to the Earth. 89 years ago on January 17, 1933, this asteroid had come to a distance of 1.1 lakh kilometers from the Earth. Now this event will happen in the next century. It is estimated that on January 18, 2105, this asteroid will come close to Earth.
According to Earth Sky, people should not be afraid despite this asteroid regularly passing close to the Earth. Even though it is going to pass near the earth, but this distance is also very much. An asteroid of this size is predicted to hit Earth once every 600,000 years. This asteroid will pass near the Earth at a speed of 19.56 kilometers per second. It can be seen while traveling through telescope. It will look like a star while passing by the earth.
Australian astronomer Robert McNaught discovered this space rock in 1994. Although scientists have been tracing its path since September 1974. It is an S-type asteroid, which belongs to the Apollo asteroid group. Scientists and astronomers around the world are excited to see this sight.
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