An asteroid with a diameter of half a kilometer approaches the Earth

Two Russian observatories have reported a new celestial body that is approaching Earth. According to

Institute of Applied Mathematics named after. M. V. Keldysh (IPM RAS), talking about asteroid 2022 SE37. They reported this on their Telegram channel.

Snapshot of an asteroid

Scientists have already been able to find out that the diameter of the asteroid is about 500 m. It revolves around the Sun in an orbit whose period is 3.44 years. But in the near future it is not dangerous for the Earth.

The researchers were also able to take several photographs of the asteroid using the Kuban State University telescope.

Earlier, the Russian Academy of Sciences reported the approach of a potentially dangerous asteroid to the Earth, which is located at a distance of two radii of the lunar orbit. It was several times smaller - 10-20 m.

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