Massive ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid to rush past the Earth today
The space agency has named the asteroid ‘QL 2020’ and predicted its size to be anywhere from 53m to 120m.
By: Tech Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: September 15, 2020 9:07:01 am
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A Near Earth Object representational image (Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
As per NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object studies (CNEOS), a ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid is all set to rush past the earth at a speed of 38,620 kmph or 24,000 mph today, September 14. The size of the heavenly body is as big as two football fields put together or to the iconic ‘London Eye’.
The space agency has named the asteroid ‘QL 2020’ and predicted its size to be anywhere from 53m to 120m. The rock is expected to hurtle past our planet from a distance of 6.8 million kms or 4.2 million miles. QL 2020 is currently moving at a speed of 10.5 km per second.
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As per data cited in Express UK from the US-based space agency, the asteroid was first found on August 14 and was then subsequently seen again on September 3 recently.
The silver lining is that despite its massively dangerous size, the space agency based on its prognostication said that it will pass safely without hitting the earth. The expected distance is ten times that of between the earth and the moon. This is the second asteroid in the last 15 days that will fly past the earth after asteroid named ‘2011 ES4’ passed on September 1.
Massive ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid to rush past the Earth today The space agency has named the asteroid ‘QL 2020’ and predicted its size to be anywhere from 53m to 120m. By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 15, 2020 9:07:01 am NEXT Asteroid 2020 Q5G, Asteroid 2011 ES4, asteroid watch september, asteroid earth impact, asteroids in 2020, NASA asteroid, asteroid distance, asteroid size A Near Earth Object representational image (Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
As per NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object studies (CNEOS), a ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid is all set to rush past the earth at a speed of 38,620 kmph or 24,000 mph today, September 14. The size of the heavenly body is as big as two football fields put together or to the iconic ‘London Eye’.
The space agency has named the asteroid ‘QL 2020’ and predicted its size to be anywhere from 53m to 120m. The rock is expected to hurtle past our planet from a distance of 6.8 million kms or 4.2 million miles. QL 2020 is currently moving at a speed of 10.5 km per second.
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As per data cited in Express UK from the US-based space agency, the asteroid was first found on August 14 and was then subsequently seen again on September 3 recently.
The silver lining is that despite its massively dangerous size, the space agency based on its prognostication said that it will pass safely without hitting the earth. The expected distance is ten times that of between the earth and the moon. This is the second asteroid in the last 15 days that will fly past the earth after asteroid named ‘2011 ES4’ passed on September 1.