It will pass only 90 thousand km fromFor comparison, this is 23% of the average distance between the Earth and the Earth.
According to calculations by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the asteroid, dubbed 2022 NF, will fly bypast our planet and won't be touched.
Astronomers discovered 2022 NF using data from the telescope and the Pan-STARRS ground response system, a collection of cameras and telescopes designed to detect near-Earth objects.
On July 4, 2022, the researchers identified the object, calculated its approximate size and trajectory. According to them, it is from 5.5 to 12.5 meters wide.
2022 NF is small so it doesn't fall underthe criteria for a potentially hazardous asteroid set by NASA. The Virtual Telescope project will be broadcasting the asteroid's flight live from its telescope in Rome starting at 4 pm ET (0800 UTC).
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