2024-02-02 22:51:55
Published on February 2, 2024 at 10:41 p.m.
Updated February 2, 2024 at 11:00 p.m.
The celestial object chose its day well. It has come closest to Earth since 1900. Explanations.
Big like a stadium
Asteroid 2008 OS7 made its closest approach to Earth on February 2, 2024. As its name suggests, it was first spotted in 2008. The size of a football stadium, this object is approximately 2.85 million kilometers from our planet. Since 1900, he has visited Earth, Mars and Venus around twenty times.
No collision
There is no danger of this asteroid hitting Earth at this distance. To give an idea, the Moon is approximately 400,000 kilometers away. The object is therefore seven times further away. The large 271 meter rock is speeding through space: 66,000 km/h. An object of this size can represent a danger since it might wipe out a city like New York.
Next meeting
According to estimates by NASA experts, it should pass close to Earth, Mars and Venus several times by the year 2200. However, the risk of collision is almost zero.
Source : NASA
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