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Asteroid BR4, Almost The Size of a Skyscarper to Pass the Earth's Surface on Valentine'Day ; Details Inside
A massive asteroid, 2024 BR4, will safely fly by Earth on Valentine's Day. NASA monitors it, and it's twice the size of a football field.
This Valentine's Day, an asteroid known as 2024 BR4 is scheduled to approach Earth at an astonishingly close distance. This asteroid, which is about the size of a building and has a diameter of 140–310 meters, will pass close to Earth—4.6 million kilometers—less than twelve times the distance from the Moon.
Asteroid BR4 to Pass the Earth's Surface Today
This rapidly-moving space rock was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on January 30, just a few weeks ago. It is a member of the Apollos group of asteroids, which is identified by the fact that their orbits cross Earth's orbit. This interplanetary wanderer was recently glimpsed in a 120-second long exposure shot taken with a Celestron robotic unit as part of the global Virtual Telescope Project.
At the time of imaging, 2024 BR4 was around 12 million kilometers away from Earth and was closing in. The amazing details of its voyage were captured by the Celestron C14+Paramount ME+SBIG ST8-XME robotic unit, showcasing the power of worldwide collaborations like as the Virtual Telescope Project.
As the asteroid approaches its minimum distance of 4.6 million kilometers, or nearly 12 times the average lunar distance today, experts say there is no need for concern. NASA, with its continuous tracking of over 33,000 near-Earth objects, has stated that the chance of a significant impact on our planet is low for the foreseeable future.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) vigilantly monitors over 33,000 near-Earth objects, assuring us that no significant hazards exist for centuries to come. Even the elusive, 54 million-ton asteroid known as 2007 FT3 has been cleared by NASA of a probable collision in 2024.
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