‘Piramide Pyramid Size asteroids will make the world’s closest flight on this Wednesday for more than 100 years
A “potentially dangerous” pyramid size asteroid Since it has reached its closest point to our planet for more than 100 years, this week is about to bring the Earth closer to approximately 48,000 miles (77,300 km/h). However, the heavy space rock creates the risk of hitting us now or in the future, showing data.
Meat around 07:30 on Wednesday, March 26, asteroid 2014 TN17, NASA 3.2 million miles (5.1 million kilometers) will be about 13 times further than the world, JET Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). This is the closest approach to asteroids in the 300 -year -old JPL simulation, which includes all FYBYS calculations between 1906 and 2200.
Researchers estimate that it is about 165 meters wide. This is slightly wider than the height of Egypt’s Great Giza Pyramid and doing it Big enough to wipe a city If it affects our planet. NASA classifies 2014 TN17 “potentially dangerous“Due to its size and occasional proximity to the Earth. But that doesn’t mean it’s dangerous.
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During the upcoming flight, an asteroid backyard telescope or Stargazing binoculars. However, for researchers to work, the space rock is large enough and now planned It will be observed by NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR) system in California, which specializes in observation of nearby solar system objects as we pass us.
In recent years, GSSR telescope Unusual “Snow Man” Determine an asteroid Changes in Orbit Orbit from the other and Discover the orbit of a mini moon One third. Approaching observations can provide similar interesting information about 2014 TN17.
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International Association of Astronomy Small planetary center. None of them are expected to hit the world soon. However, there are a few to get quite close.
Such a Space Rock, the chance of hitting our planet in 2032 is the potential city-power asteroid 2024 YR4. Rose up to 3.1 %. There is a possibility of impact Since it fell to zero. However, there is still a fine chance Can hit the moon.
Another asteroid, which will have a close person in the world, is the asteroid Apophis, the heavy “god of chaos”, which will approach more than some satellites in 2029. There is currently. The chance to hit us is zero. Some researchers warn that this may change If its orbit is changed by another asteroid On the road – and we may not notice whether this has been for a few years. However, this is unlikely.
NASA’s double asteroid re -routing test (Dart) mission in 2022 Potentially demonstrated our ability to deflect destructive effects Flying the spacecraft to the upcoming asteroids to change orbits. However, this method will require advanced warning and a large number of data about the target asteroid, which allows this potentially dangerous area rocks to find and monitor a priority.
