The exact date of the approach of a potentially dangerous asteroid to Earth has been named

NASA experts have named the exact date of a potentially dangerous asteroid approaching the Earth. It's about

asteroid 2011 ES4, which will approach the planet next month, namely on the 1st.

It is known that the dimensions of a celestial body arefrom 22 to 50 meters. According to the researchers, the minimum distance at which a potentially dangerous asteroid will pass could be 120 thousand km. Scientists also managed to determine the exact time of the approach of a celestial body to Earth. So, according to them, it will happen at 19:12 Moscow time.

The asteroid is moving at a speed of 8.16 kilometersper second. It is reported that this asteroid belongs to the Apollo group. Note that asteroids belonging to this group often cross the Earth's orbit, and therefore were classified as potentially dangerous.