The asteroids have been declared as Potentially Hazardous Objects by NASAbecause the size is quite large.-
The asteroid was named 1999 VF22 with the code 455176. As the name implies, asteroid It was first detected by humans in November 1999.-
The exact size is not known. Because the surface is dark and non-reflective, it is difficult for astronomers to determine its exact size.
However, the approximate size asteroid is between 623 and 1,410 feet. The longest diameter is about 430 meters.-
The most accurate observations in 2019 put the diameter at around 738 feet, or about 225 meters, or almost twice the height of the Monas in Jakarta.
“Even at its smallest possible size, asteroid it would leave a city-sized dent in Earth if it enters the atmosphere,” wrote the Daily Star.-
“That is the reason (asteroid) it’s on the list of Potentially Hazardous Objects NASA,” continued the report released on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.-
If the space rock caught gravity Earththen the consequences will fall on the planet and cause a great catastrophe.-
Therefore, the astronomers are watching the movement asteroid that when sliding towards Earth in recent times.-
Moreover, the report mentions asteroid the size of the city-destroyer will slide in its closest distance with Earth in the last century.-
Fortunately, astronomers have already predicted object it will miss Earthbecause it will most likely just flash.-
Astronomers estimate asteroid it will pass Earth safely at 3,334,000 miles, and certainly won’t destroy a city.-
That distance is indeed called close in astronomy. However, it’s about 14 times the distance between Earth and the moon, so there is nothing to worry about.-
Arrival asteroid this itself is said to be broadcast live online when crossing Earth next week, because this moment is quite rare.-
Next chance a asteroid is in close proximity to Earth will only happen on February 23, 2150, or 128 years from now.-
That too, assuming its orbit is not disturbed by some other space rocks, so the schedule is only a prediction.
While the closest distance of a asteroid with Earth occurred on October 31, 1999, 10 days before it was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey.-
At present, there are about 2,200 asteroid that fly in outer space, which is included in the list of Potentially Hazardous Objects of NASA.-
The largest is Asteroid (53319) 1999 JM8, a four-mile-wide space rock. Luckily it couldn’t be closer to Earth of the planet Venus in the future.-
Whereas asteroid currently presenting the greatest threat is Bennu, a space rock 460 feet in diameter.-
This asteroid is likely to make a series of closest passes to Earth in the next few centuries.-
The closest distance is estimated to occur on September 24, 2182, or 160 years from now. Even that is only a 1 in 2,700 chance of crashing Earth.***- –
