81-foot asteroid to pass Earth soon, says NASA; Know details

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NASA defines asteroids as ancient space rocks left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.

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Most of them are mainly found in the main asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter.

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However, on a few occasions, the orbits of these asteroids bring them close to Earth, a phenomenon known as a ‘Close approach’.

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With the help of its advanced space and ground-based telescopes, NASA has revealed that an asteroid is expected to pass Earth by a close margin tomorrow, April 28.

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The asteroid has been given the designation of Asteroid 2024 HF1 by NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

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It will pass the planet at a distance of approximately 1.9 million kilometres, at a speed of 39408 kilometres per hour.

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In terms of size, it is nearly 81 feet wide, which makes it almost as big as an aircraft.

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NASA says it belongs to the Aten group of asteroids named after the asteroid 2062 Aten.