From 23 feet to 230 feet, 5 asteroids tracked by NASA hurtling towards Earth

NASA has revealed details about 5 asteroids that are expected to make their closest approaches to Earth in the next few days. Know their speed, distance of approach, size, and other details here.

Asteroid 2023 JT4 – Asteroid 2023 JT4, with a width of just 23 feet, will be making its closest Earth approach today, May 18. It will come as close as 1.9 million kilometers, according to NASA. The asteroid is moving at a breakneck speed of 11490 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

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1/6 Asteroid 2023 JT4 – Asteroid 2023 JT4, with a width of just 23 feet, will be making its closest Earth approach today, May 18. It will come as close as 1.9 million kilometers, according to NASA. The asteroid is moving at a breakneck speed of 11490 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2023 JW3 – Another asteroid, named Asteroid 2023 JW3 is heading for Earth and will make a close approach today, May 18. This asteroid, with a size of approximately 83 feet, is heading for Earth at a blistering speed of 29185 kilometers per hour. It will miss Earth by a distance of 3.2 million kilometers.  (Pixabay)

2/6 Asteroid 2023 JW3 – Another asteroid, named Asteroid 2023 JW3 is heading for Earth and will make a close approach today, May 18. This asteroid, with a size of approximately 83 feet, is heading for Earth at a blistering speed of 29185 kilometers per hour. It will miss Earth by a distance of 3.2 million kilometers.  (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2023 JS4 – Asteroid 2023 JS4, which is almost 200 feet wide, is heading for Earth and will make a close approach today, May 18. This asteroid is heading towards Earth at a blistering speed of 49682 kilometers per hour and will miss Earth by a distance of 6.2 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

3/6 Asteroid 2023 JS4 – Asteroid 2023 JS4, which is almost 200 feet wide, is heading for Earth and will make a close approach today, May 18. This asteroid is heading towards Earth at a blistering speed of 49682 kilometers per hour and will miss Earth by a distance of 6.2 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2023 JL2 – Asteroid 2023 JL2 will make its closest approach to Earth on May 20. According to NASA, this asteroid is almost 230 feet wide. The asteroid will come as close as 5.9 million kilometers near Earth and is already moving at a speed of 33666 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

4/6 Asteroid 2023 JL2 – Asteroid 2023 JL2 will make its closest approach to Earth on May 20. According to NASA, this asteroid is almost 230 feet wide. The asteroid will come as close as 5.9 million kilometers near Earth and is already moving at a speed of 33666 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

Asteroid 2023 HG11 – Asteroid 2023 HG11, which is almost 39 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on May 20. The asteroid is already rushing towards Earth slower than other asteroids at a speed of 1576 kilometers per hour and will pass the planet at a distance of 4.5 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

5/6 Asteroid 2023 HG11 – Asteroid 2023 HG11, which is almost 39 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on May 20. The asteroid is already rushing towards Earth slower than other asteroids at a speed of 1576 kilometers per hour and will pass the planet at a distance of 4.5 million kilometers. (Pixabay)

Tech behind asteroid tracking: NASA keeps a watch on these asteroids by studying data collected by various telescopes and observatories such as the Pan-STARRS, the Catalina Sky Survey and the NEOWISE telescope. NASA also has a NEO Surveyor mission planned for launch in 2026 to gain even greater in-depth data using a new orbiter. (NASA)

6/6 Tech behind asteroid tracking: NASA keeps a watch on these asteroids by studying data collected by various telescopes and observatories such as the Pan-STARRS, the Catalina Sky Survey and the NEOWISE telescope. NASA also has a NEO Surveyor mission planned for launch in 2026 to gain even greater in-depth data using a new orbiter. (NASA)