A 268-meter asteroid is approaching Earth
- July 6, 2023
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The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Friday, July 7, that the asteroid 2019 LH5 will pass close to Earth. This was reported by NASA’s
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Friday, July 7, that the asteroid 2019 LH5 will pass close to Earth.
This was reported by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), according to Ukrinform.
According to NASA, the length of the celestial body is about 268 m.
The distance from it to Earth will be about 5.7 million kilometers. The speed of the asteroid is 77,940 km/h.
If an asteroid approaches Earth at a distance of less than 7.4 million km and exceeds 150 m in size, NASA considers it a “potentially dangerous object.”
As reported by Ukrinform, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported that the 2023 HO6 asteroid passed close to Earth on Wednesday, July 5th.
According to NASA, the length of the celestial body is about 171 m.
Source: Ukrinform
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