On December 27, 2022, foreign media reported The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is monitoring asteroid 2010XC15, the largest of five asteroids that have ‘paraded’ toward Earth. And through the world at the closest distance at regarding the same time, 26-27 December 2022, according to local time
NASA Earth Defense Coordination Office Asteroid 2010XC15, which monitors dangers from objects approaching Earth’s orbit, Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) has ‘raised the red flag’, watching asteroid 2010XC15 with excitement. due to the orbit of this asteroid With a diameter of regarding 570 feet or regarding 173 meters, it will pass the world at its closest distance on December 27, according to US local time. in a distance of only 772,318 kilometers
According to the report ofNASAThe asteroid 2010 XC15, which is on its orbit towards Earth, has increased the speed to 36,358 kilometers per hour This is faster than a hypersonic guided missile. But what makes 2010XC15 stand out from other asteroids is its enormous size. which NASA says is like a ‘skyscraper’ coming towards the world
According to sky.org, asteroid 2010XC15 is an Apollo group asteroid. The scientists have detected this asteroid. and called 2010XC15 since more than 10 years ago on December 5, 2010
From a follow-up study of this asteroid, it was found that asteroid 2010XC15 orbits the sun once in 229 days, which is the farthest. Between asteroid 2010XC15 and the sun is 16 million km, and the closest distance is 64 million km.
According to NASA, the orbits of various asteroids can be altered by Jupiter’s enormous gravity and sometimes by orbiting other planets such as Mars or other planets can cause the orbit of the asteroid to change as well