Bus-sized asteroid to pass by Earth today, says NASA; Check out all the details here

NASA has revealed details of an upcoming close encounter with a bus-sized asteroid today. Know its speed, distance of approach, and more, as per the US Space Agency.

As per the details issued by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), an asteroid designated as Asteroid 2024 CK5 is expected to pass Earth by a close margin today, February 20. (Pixabay)

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1/5 As per the details issued by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), an asteroid designated as Asteroid 2024 CK5 is expected to pass Earth by a close margin today, February 20. (Pixabay)

This asteroid is expected to pass Earth at a distance of approximately 2.8 million kilometers. It is already travelling towards Earth in its orbit at 34241 kilometers per hour which is even faster than Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). (Pixabay)

2/5 This asteroid is expected to pass Earth at a distance of approximately 2.8 million kilometers. It is already travelling towards Earth in its orbit at 34241 kilometers per hour which is even faster than Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2024 CK5 belongs to the Apollo group of Near-Earth Asteroids, which are Earth-crossing space rocks with semi-major axes larger than Earth's. These asteroids are named after the humongous 1862 Apollo asteroid, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. (Pixabay )

3/5 Asteroid 2024 CK5 belongs to the Apollo group of Near-Earth Asteroids, which are Earth-crossing space rocks with semi-major axes larger than Earth's. These asteroids are named after the humongous 1862 Apollo asteroid, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. (Pixabay )

According to NASA, this is not the first time that Asteroid 2024 CK5 has come close to Earth. It first passed the planet on February 9, 1930, at a distance of approximately 18 million kilometers. After today, it will pass the planet at a distance of 67 million kilometers again this year on July 7. (Pixabay)

4/5 According to NASA, this is not the first time that Asteroid 2024 CK5 has come close to Earth. It first passed the planet on February 9, 1930, at a distance of approximately 18 million kilometers. After today, it will pass the planet at a distance of 67 million kilometers again this year on July 7. (Pixabay)

With a width of just 35 feet, Asteroid 2024 CK5 is almost the size of a bus, NASA says. However, it is not big enough to pose any danger to Earth and has not been classified as a Potentially Hazardous Object. (Pixabay)

5/5 With a width of just 35 feet, Asteroid 2024 CK5 is almost the size of a bus, NASA says. However, it is not big enough to pose any danger to Earth and has not been classified as a Potentially Hazardous Object. (Pixabay)