Tonight, an asteroid Classified as “potentially dangerous” It will approach Earth by about 6.6 million kilometers, making it one of the largest space rocks to approach our planet in 125 years.
It’s about 2011 U21 It is the size of Mount Everest, which makes it one of the largest Asteroids are potentially more dangerous For this reason it is known as A “killer planet”. It will pass at a speed of 93 thousand kilometers per hour, and this space rock, despite its enormous size Does not pose a danger to the groundNot now, not in the future.
2011 UL21 orbits our star once every three years. He added: “This asteroid is between 1.7 and 3.9 kilometers across, which means that Greater than 99% of all objects Known near Earth,” explained the European Space Agency (ESA). a permit. They added: “However, it will not come close to Earth. At its closest point, on June 27, it will still be more than 17 times farther from the Moon.”
Next time, 2011 UL21 is expected to orbit Earth again It will be in the year 2089It will be 2.7 million kilometers away from the planet. However, any known planet-killing asteroid has no chance of hitting Earth for at least the next thousand years.
How do you see it?
For anyone who wants to follow this amazing rock live, you can do so by clicking here. The broadcast will be from the Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory in Chicano, Italy. this It will start at 10:00 PM Peninsula time The closest approach is scheduled to occur in 15 minutes.
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