At 14:27 an asteroid will pass “at one of the closest distances ever recorded” from Earth – Live Tracker

asteroid The size of a truck (3.5m by 8.5m) will pass “Very close to” from a landToday (Thursday 26/1) at 14.27.

In fact “At one of the closest distances ever recorded, less than a communications satellite” like States the NASA.

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National Aviation Service and Void from United States of America He pointed out that although the asteroid (named 2023 this) will pass very close (3600 km) to the southern tip of South America, and humanity is not in the slightest danger.

its financially competent members Jet Propulsion Laboratory which has a discovery system and Registration of cosmic bodies (See meteorites, asteroids, comets, and space junk) which It also gives a vivid picturein addition to the position, trajectory and risk calculation system (Near Earth Asteroid Scout) usually said the following:

“There is not the slightest chance it would hit the ground.” Even if it came close, most of it would have burned up in the atmosphere and larger pieces of it might have fallen as meteorites.

It was also explained that its trajectory will change due to the Earth’s gravity, as it will pass near it.

Let’s remember somewhere here that it also happened recently First defense exercise (DART) against the menace called “The Asteroid” and it was very successful – it changed its orbit.

Regarding today’s accident, David Farnocchia, an engineer at JPL, said: “In fact, this is one of the closest approaches ever recorded by a known NEO. Our system predicted the very close approach early and ruled out the danger.”“.

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