Asteroid 2014 YE15 is a celestial object that is currently horrendous the public. How not, the asteroid looks moving towards Earth.
The celestial body is so large that it scares some people. Experts say that the asteroid will have a very close distance to Earth in early 2022.
Then, does this giant asteroid endanger humans and life on Earth? Read the explanation.
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2014 YE15 Asteroid Object Will Pass Earth
In the history of astrology, there have been many collisions of outer space objects. The history of the planet Earth that we live in today is also very closely related to the event of an asteroid collision that wiped out the dinosaurs.
This makes astronomers must always observe what objects will move closer.
One of the commotion at this time is the presence of a large asteroid that will approach Earth.
Early 2022 Earth looks like it will have a visitor, a giant asteroid about the size of a bus or twice the height of an adult giraffe will cross our planet.
The space rock that will pass the Earth is part of the Aten asteroid group. The asteroid group is a rock that orbits the Sun, Earth, and Mercury.
Asteroid 2014 YE15 measures 42 feet. Although including large for Earth, but actually this asteroid can be said to be smaller than asteroids in general.
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Before the news of the Athens asteroid that would cross the Earth circulated, an asteroid as tall as the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai slid across the Earth in November 2021.
Asteroid YE15 will reach its closest approach to Earth in the first week of 2022, January 6, 2022 to be exact.
At this time the distance of the asteroid from Earth is only 4,600,000 miles. This distance is equal to 19 times the total distance from Earth to the moon which is only 239,000 miles.
Asteroid type 2014 YE15 was first identified by Mt. Lemmon Observatory from the United States. He discovered this asteroid while surveying the closest space objects to Earth.
Found on December 28, the asteroid’s distance from Earth at that time was very close. Only about 3 times the distance from Earth to the moon.
Are These Asteroids Dangerous?
Judging from the history of the asteroid collision with Earth that caused a lot of damage, of course, it made people worried when they heard the news that the celestial body was approaching.
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One example, in 1908 an asteroid that hit Earth caused severe damage.
At that time the energy released by the asteroid was equivalent to about 185 Hiroshima bombs. NASA as the largest astrological agency has compiled a list of asteroids that orbit our solar system.
They have also calculated the probability of a collision with the Earth of each asteroid for the next 100 years.
They say that the asteroids that carry the potential for danger are those that are 4.6 million miles away and measuring more than 150 meters.
That way, the size of the asteroid 2014 YE15 makes it not quite dangerous or a threat to Earth. (R10/HR-Online)
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