There is a danger of collision: a giant asteroid is approaching the Earth

2017-10-01 22:11

There is a danger of collision: a giant asteroid is approaching the Earth
The Earth is approaching a giant asteroid that regularly flies past our planet. The size of it more than the Chelyabinsk meteorite, which has recently done a lot of commotion. Writes about this “popular truth” with reference to “Parava“. At this time, the flyby of asteroid expected in less than two weeks. And there are observations, according to some astronomers, on 12 October, the asteroid will fly at a distance of about….

The Earth is approaching a giant asteroid that regularly flies past our planet, reports Rus.Media. The size of it more than the Chelyabinsk meteorite, which has recently done a lot of commotion.

At this time, the flyby of asteroid expected in less than two weeks. And there are observations, according to some astronomers, on 12 October, the asteroid will fly at a distance of about 45 thousand kilometers from Earth. This is almost half the distance from Earth to the moon.

For the Earth the asteroid, which five years ago was called TC4, while not dangerous: it is believed that the chances of asteroid collision with our planet at the level 0,00055%. But the trajectory of a flying stone is constantly changing, and if once it will change much, there will be real danger of collision.

Recall, giant astrod proletov past earth on 1 June. In the reference celestial body registered under number 418094 (2007 WV4) and astronomers think its potentially dangerous, calling it “space rock.”