100-meter asteroid approaching Earth
- February 25, 2024
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The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that asteroid 2024 CA7 will pass close to Earth on Thursday, February 29. This was reported by NASA’s Jet
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that asteroid 2024 CA7 will pass close to Earth on Thursday, February 29.
This was reported by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Ukrinform reports.
According to NASA, the length of the celestial body approaching our planet for the first time is 100 m.
The distance from it to the Earth will be 5.7 million kilometers. The speed of the asteroid is 117,108 km/h.
If an asteroid approaches Earth at a distance of less than 7.4 million km and its size exceeds 150 m, NASA considers it a “potentially hazardous object.”
In this case, asteroid 2024 CA7 does not fall within the scope of both parameters at the same time.
As reported by Ukrinform, asteroid 2024 BR4 flew near the Earth on February 14.
Illustrative photo (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Source: Ukrinform
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