A group of astronomers has revealed that there is a space rock 460 feet wide, which will pass by planet Earth this week, as scientists have called it the Christmas asteroid, confirming that it will reach a distance of 420,000 miles from Earth at the point closer point next Thursday, as reported by the British newspaper Daily Mail.
Is the asteroid dangerous for the Earth?
Astronomers have confirmed that the passage of the rock through planet Earth will pose no threat to the planet, as stargazers in the Southern Hemisphere can get the best view to see the asteroid, while people in Europe can see it up to December 19th.
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The European Space Agency has called on amateur astronomers to find the space rock known as 2015 RN35, as a blog on its website reads: 2015 RN35 will not shine in the sky like the star of Bethlehem thousands of years ago.
Can you see the rock?
And he added: This asteroid is very small on astronomical scales, as the flights get closer, at a distance of just under twice the distance from the Moon, noting that telescopes 11 inches (30cm) and larger should be can detect the Christmas Asteroid.
According to the paper, the asteroid is of particular interest to scientists because it is not well known, as experts do not know what it is made of, its exact size or if it rotates around its axis, nor do they know its orbit particularly well. , although they have confirmed that it will at least not hit the Earth in the next century.
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Experts believe there are several hundred thousand asteroids that could seriously damage a local area if they hit Earth, and it also allows people to view the orbit and flyby of the space rock on December 15, even when it will be visible from various locations on Earth.
Observers using the NEO instrument cluster can learn more about the group of asteroids Apollo belongs to, planning how and where to find them depending on exactly where in the world they are.
Juan Luis Cano, director of information systems at the center, said: “We use these tools every day to plan our observations, to visualize the approach of nearby asteroids, and to help us understand and explain the various groups of asteroids in the solar system and the risks we face.
While Richard Moesel, head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency, underlined: This is the kind of work that ESA’s NEOCC does every day, often with fainter asteroids using larger telescopes, such as the Very Large Telescope of the Southern Europe Observatory.
