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Near-Earth Asteroid dashing towards Earth for close approach! NASA clocks it at 57876 kmph

An aircraft-sized asteroid is on its way towards Earth and is expected to make a close approach soon. Know its size, speed, and other details, as per NASA.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: May 29 2023, 06:48 IST
NASA alert! 100-foot asteroid, along with 4 others, rushing towards Earth
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1/6 NASA uses an array of technological equipment such as ground-based telescopes, radar systems, space-based telescopes, observatories, and much more to track asteroids and they have located as many as 5 coming towards Earth.  (NASA)
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2/6 Asteroid 2023 KV2: NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office has warned that the asteroid, named Asteroid 2023 KV2, will make its closest approach to Earth today at a distance of just 1.58 million miles. It is a giant 73-foot monster rock.  (Pixabay)
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3/6 Asteroid 2023 KU2: This 36-foot, bus-sized asteroid will be nearing planet Earth on May 28, 2023. This asteroid will make its closest approach to the planet at a distance of merely 675,000 miles. It is travelling at a speed of 52800 kilometers per hour.  (Pixabay)
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4/6 Asteroid 2023 JZ3: Another 78-foot asteroid will make its closest Earth approach at a distance of 3.38 million miles on May 28. The asteroid is travelling at a pace of 14756 kilometers per hour. (Pixabay)
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5/6 Asteroid 2021 KO2: This is a bus-sized asteroid, measuring 28-foot in size which is all set to make a close approach to Earth on May 29, NASA's CNEOS data revealed. It will come as near as 3.75 million miles to Earth. NASA has revealed that the asteroid is moving towards Earth at a fiery speed of 50215 kmph. (Pixabay)
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6/6 Asteroid 2023 JZ4: It is a monstrous airplane-sized asteroid that measures 100-foot in size and will make its closest approach to Earth tomorrow at a distance of just 1.43 million miles. It is travelling at a blistering speed of 57885 kmph. (Pixabay)
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Asteroid 2023 JZ4 belongs to the Apollo group of Near-Earth Asteroids. (Pixabay)

To minimize the uncertainty and counter the potential threat posed by asteroids that come close to Earth, space agencies like NASA, ESA, and others use advanced technologies like ground and space-based telescopes to keep an eye on these Near-Earth Objects. Although an asteroid isn't expected to hit Earth in the next 100 years, according to Dr. Davide Farnocchia of NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), approximately 3,000 new NEOs are discovered annually, which makes continuous monitoring and trajectory prediction of these space rocks crucial.

NASA has now revealed details about an asteroid that is expected to make its closest approach to Earth today.

Asteroid 2023 JZ4 details

According to the data published by CNEOS, an asteroid designated as Asteroid 2023 JZ4 is approaching Earth at a ferocious speed and is expected to make its closest approach to the planet today, May 29. How fast is it going? Well, NASA has revealed that this space rock is currently travelling towards Earth at 57876 kilometers per hour. It will come as close as 2.3 million kilometers.

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What's concerning about this asteroid is its size. NASA estimates it to be around 100 feet wide, which makes it almost as big as an aircraft! It 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.

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft-The asteroid hunter

Thanks to NASA technology like telescopes and other spacecraft, it has been discovered that one asteroid that the space agency is studying up close, called Bennu, has a 1/2700 chance of impacting Earth between 2175 and 2195. In fact, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been sent on a mission - a 2-year investigation of Bennu - before plucking a sample of asteroid material off its surface and delivering it back to Earth. Along with collecting a sample, OSIRIS-REx will also be studying how light absorbed from the Sun and re-radiated by Bennu affects its orbit—and consequently, how that orbit could become more dangerous for Earth.

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First Published Date: 29 May, 06:47 IST
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