In Pics: Gigantic 110-foot Asteroid hurtling towards Earth today!

A huge asteroid is hurtling on its way towards Earth, NASA has warned. Yesterday saw three asteroids passing by Earth closely and two more are on their way. Here’s what NASA said about the asteroid.

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Asteroids, comets and meteors are different from each other. Here is what the NASA scientist says. (NASA)

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1/5 Asteroids, comets and meteors are different from each other. Here is what the NASA scientist says. (NASA)

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The asteroid is set to make its closest approach to Earth today, September 19, at a distance of 4.2 million kilometers. The asteroid is already on its way towards Earth travelling at a staggering speed of 36,684 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

2/5 The asteroid is set to make its closest approach to Earth today, September 19, at a distance of 4.2 million kilometers. The asteroid is already on its way towards Earth travelling at a staggering speed of 36,684 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)

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: Asteroid 2022 QJ50 is a bit different from other asteroids that have made close approaches with Earth recently as it belongs to the Aten group of asteroids. The asteroid takes 334 days to complete one orbit around the Sun. During this orbit, the asteroid’s maximum distance from the Sun is 190 million kilometers while it comes as close as 91 million kilometers at its nearest point. (Pixabay)

3/5 : Asteroid 2022 QJ50 is a bit different from other asteroids that have made close approaches with Earth recently as it belongs to the Aten group of asteroids. The asteroid takes 334 days to complete one orbit around the Sun. During this orbit, the asteroid’s maximum distance from the Sun is 190 million kilometers while it comes as close as 91 million kilometers at its nearest point. (Pixabay)

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To track these asteroids, NASA conducts surveys done using its ground-based telescopes such as the Pans-STARRS1 in Maui, Hawaii, as well to identify thousands of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). The space agency also utilizes a space-based telescope called NEOWISE to identify hundreds of others while scanning the skies at near-infrared wavelengths of light from its polar orbit around Earth. (Pixabay)

4/5 To track these asteroids, NASA conducts surveys done using its ground-based telescopes such as the Pans-STARRS1 in Maui, Hawaii, as well to identify thousands of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). The space agency also utilizes a space-based telescope called NEOWISE to identify hundreds of others while scanning the skies at near-infrared wavelengths of light from its polar orbit around Earth. (Pixabay)

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NASA also has a new impact monitoring system in place which uses an algorithm called Sentry-II to calculate the impact risk of Near-Earth Objects. NASA can track the orbital path of the asteroid using this infrared data and can even predict its orbit years into the future. As of now, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids have been discovered using various survey telescopes which track objects in the sky. (Pixabay)

5/5 NASA also has a new impact monitoring system in place which uses an algorithm called Sentry-II to calculate the impact risk of Near-Earth Objects. NASA can track the orbital path of the asteroid using this infrared data and can even predict its orbit years into the future. As of now, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids have been discovered using various survey telescopes which track objects in the sky. (Pixabay)