Asteroid 2023 CS2: NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has warned that Asteroid 2023 CS2 will make its closest approach to Earth today, February 18, at a distance of merely 1.02 million kilometers. The 28-foot asteroid is nearly as big as a bus. Asteroid 2023 BK4 is already hurtling towards the planet at a speed of 27471 kmph. (NASA/JPL)
1/5 Asteroid 2023 CS2: NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has warned that Asteroid 2023 CS2 will make its closest approach to Earth today, February 18, at a distance of merely 1.02 million kilometers. The 28-foot asteroid is nearly as big as a bus. Asteroid 2023 BK4 is already hurtling towards the planet at a speed of 27471 kmph. (NASA/JPL)
Asteroid 2023 CW: This 80-foot asteroid will fly past Earth by a very close margin today. The asteroid will make its closest approach to the planet at a worrying distance of only 1.58 million miles. The asteroid is travelling towards the planet at a speed of 27408 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)
2/5 Asteroid 2023 CW: This 80-foot asteroid will fly past Earth by a very close margin today. The asteroid will make its closest approach to the planet at a worrying distance of only 1.58 million miles. The asteroid is travelling towards the planet at a speed of 27408 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)
Asteroid 2023 CH1 and 2023 CE2: These two asteroids will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 1.8 million miles and 3.25 million miles. Asteroid 2023 CH1 is 51 feet wide and asteroid 2023 CE 2 is 89 feet wide. (Pixabay)
3/5 Asteroid 2023 CH1 and 2023 CE2: These two asteroids will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 1.8 million miles and 3.25 million miles. Asteroid 2023 CH1 is 51 feet wide and asteroid 2023 CE 2 is 89 feet wide. (Pixabay)
Asteroid 2023 CC1: Last, but not the least, this 130-foot asteroid, as big as an airplane, will be making its closest approach to Earth today too. It will come as close as 3.58 million miles, according to NASA's JPL. The asteroid is moving at a blistering speed of 43790 kilometers per hour towards Earth. (Bloomberg)
4/5 Asteroid 2023 CC1: Last, but not the least, this 130-foot asteroid, as big as an airplane, will be making its closest approach to Earth today too. It will come as close as 3.58 million miles, according to NASA's JPL. The asteroid is moving at a blistering speed of 43790 kilometers per hour towards Earth. (Bloomberg)
All of these asteroids are said to be potentially hazardous because of their close approach to Earth. NASA's JPL has classified all space rocks that come within 4.6 million miles of Earth and have a size greater than approximately 150 meters as "potentially hazardous objects. (Pixabay)
5/5 All of these asteroids are said to be potentially hazardous because of their close approach to Earth. NASA's JPL has classified all space rocks that come within 4.6 million miles of Earth and have a size greater than approximately 150 meters as "potentially hazardous objects. (Pixabay)