Asteroid 2001 FO32 is going to pass near the Earth this year. The US space agency NASA will study the mysterious light emanating from this asteroid.
This year, a large asteroid is going to pass near the Earth. This asteroid will pass some 12.5 lakh miles (about 2 million kilometers) of our planet on 21 March this month. The US Space Agency NASA has given this information. NASA said, Astronomers will be able to keep close watch on this asteroid. This asteroid has been named 2001 FO32. The American Space Agency reported that its circumference is 3,000 feet and it was discovered 20 years ago.
Director of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies, Paul Chodas said that we have very accurate information about the 2001 FO32 orbital passage circling around the sun. He said, there is no possibility that this asteroid will pass more than 12.5 lakh miles closer to the Earth. This distance is about 5.25 times the distance of the Earth from the Moon. But it is so close that it has been classified as a ‘potentially dangerous asteroid’.
Better information will be provided by passing close
NASA said, the 2001 FO32 will pass at a speed of around 77,000 mph. This is the speed at which most asteroids pass close to the Earth. Currently, there is little information about this object, said Lance Banner, chief scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, so passing it too close is a better opportunity to learn a lot about this asteroid. will get.
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The light emanating from the surface of the asteroid will be studied
The US Space Agency said, astronomers hope that a better understanding of the size of this asteroid and information about its structure can be collected. To get this information, the light emanating from the surface of the asteroid will be studied. NASA said, when sunlight hits the surface of an asteroid, the minerals in the rock absorb the wavelength and leave some light out. By studying this light, the astronomers will be able to detect the chemical fingerprint of the minerals present on the surface of the asteroid.