Asteroid 2023 RL to Asteroid 2023 QE8, 5 asteroids approaching Earth at fiery speed

5 asteroids are expected to make their closest approaches to Earth soon. NASA reveals their speed, size, distance, and other details. One is a 170-foot-wide asteroid.

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Asteroid 2023 RL – Asteroid 2023 RL, with a width of just 24 feet, will make its closest approach to Earth today. The space rock is rushing towards Earth at a speed of 19376 kilometers per hour and will miss the planet by a distance of just 755,000 kilometers. (Pixabay)

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1/5 Asteroid 2023 RL – Asteroid 2023 RL, with a width of just 24 feet, will make its closest approach to Earth today. The space rock is rushing towards Earth at a speed of 19376 kilometers per hour and will miss the planet by a distance of just 755,000 kilometers. (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2023 RX- This is a bus-sized asteroid with a width of 39 Feet. It will closely approach the Earth today. Its closest approach to the Earth will be 1.19 million Kilometers and it is rushing towards Earth at a speed of 41526 km per hour.  (Pixabay)

2/5 Asteroid 2023 RX- This is a bus-sized asteroid with a width of 39 Feet. It will closely approach the Earth today. Its closest approach to the Earth will be 1.19 million Kilometers and it is rushing towards Earth at a speed of 41526 km per hour.  (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2023 QE8:  The width of this asteroid is 170 feet and it is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on September 10. This asteroid is as big as the size of an aircraft. Its closest approach to Earth will be 1.52 million Km. It will be speeding towards Earth at a velocity of 52040 km per hour.  (Pixabay)

3/5 Asteroid 2023 QE8:  The width of this asteroid is 170 feet and it is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on September 10. This asteroid is as big as the size of an aircraft. Its closest approach to Earth will be 1.52 million Km. It will be speeding towards Earth at a velocity of 52040 km per hour.  (Pixabay)

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 Asteroid 2023 RM: Designated as 2023 RM, this asteroid will be approaching Earth today. The width of this asteroid is 38 Feet and is expected to make its closest approach to our planet at a distance of 3.29 million Km. The speed of this asteroid is 21583 Km per hour. (Pixabay)

4/5  Asteroid 2023 RM: Designated as 2023 RM, this asteroid will be approaching Earth today. The width of this asteroid is 38 Feet and is expected to make its closest approach to our planet at a distance of 3.29 million Km. The speed of this asteroid is 21583 Km per hour. (Pixabay)

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Asteroid 2023 QF6:  This asteroid is as big as the size of an aircraft with a width of 68 Feet. Its closest approach to Earth will be at a distance of 2.66 million Km. It will pass by the Earth on September 10. (NASA)

5/5 Asteroid 2023 QF6:  This asteroid is as big as the size of an aircraft with a width of 68 Feet. Its closest approach to Earth will be at a distance of 2.66 million Km. It will pass by the Earth on September 10. (NASA)