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On Tuesday, December 20, an asteroid about 207 meters in diameter will pass near Earth. This was reported by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), according to Ukrinform. A
This was reported by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), according to Ukrinform.
A stadium-long Asteroid 2014 HK129 will come closest to Earth on December 20, at a distance of 2,570,000 km.
According to HT Tech, the speed of the asteroid is 41,680 kilometers per hour.
It is stated that this asteroid is “potentially dangerous” because its length exceeds 150 meters and its maximum distance from planet Earth will be less than 7.5 million kilometers.
For an asteroid to be defined as “potentially dangerous” it must meet both parameters at the same time, which is the case in this case.
As Ukrinform reported, on Thursday, December 15, an asteroid about 82 meters in diameter passed by Earth.
Source: Ukrinform
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