Se discovered that an asteroid traveling at 53,000 km/h will crash into Earth’s atmosphere this week.
Its regarding to asteroid 2023 BUa celestial body approximately 8.5 meters in diameter and although it will not impact the planet directly, it will impact our atmosphere.
It is estimated, additionally, that it will travel at approximately at regarding 10,500 km/h beyond the center of the Earth, which is a small distance in astronomical termsas reported by the Daily Star.
That is to say, the asteroid will be within only three percent from average distance between Earth and Moonmaking it an incredibly close distance, astronomers say.
When can it be seen?
This Thursday, January 26 can be seen in the sky the asteroid. It will be within the orbit of the satellites geostationary that pass over South America, and will be seen closely around 10:17 p.m. Spanish time and following 2 in the followingnoon in Colombia time (There is a margin of error of two hours).
2023 BU will fly over the planet at a distance less than the distance that separates us from the Moon, in fact it is the fourth closest ever recorded, and it can be seen live on the Internet at the address virtualtelescope.eu/webtv.
That web will transmit the passage of the asteroid from the Ceccano observatoryin the province of Frosinone, so it will be a good opportunity to see a celestial body that for a few days has already been on the lips of all fans of the universe.
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Is it dangerous for the Earth?
According to the Italian agency ANSA, this asteroid does not represent any danger to our planet, since it is very small. In fact, it was discovered a few days ago by the engineer and amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov, who found it on January 21 from the Margo de Nauchnij observatory (Crimea).
The good thing is that -according to CNEOS data- the space rock only measures between 38 meters long and 8.5 meters wide, which means it would be a small threat, even if headed for Earth.
For NASA, space rocks that measure less than 25 meters wide have a high chance of burning up when they enter Earth’s atmosphere, causing little or no damage to the ground.
But beyond the proximity of the asteroid in its entry to Earth, what is ruled out for scientists is that it produce a collision.
It is worth mentioning that in 2018, NASA predicted that a huge asteroid twice the size of Big Ben might crash into Earth within five years, but luckily this has not happened yet. Estimates say that the asteroid, dubbed 2018 LF16, potentially impact on our planet on August 8, 2023.
This is an asteroid discovered by the astronomer Gennadiy Borisov, at the MARGO Observatory in Crimea. It is known as an Apollo-type asteroid, which implies that its orbit crosses Earth’s, but passes outside the Earth. trajectory of our planetaccording to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
