Large Asteroid Will Pass Near Earth Early February, Is It Dangerous?

KOMPAS.com – a asteroid a giant 42 meters in diameter will pass close Earth early February.

Asteroid that will pass near this earth is large asteroid 2022 AA.

Amateur astronomer Marufin Sudibyo said the asteroid was discovered on January 1, 2022 through the Purple Mountain Observatory facility, Xu Yi station in China.

“(Asteroids) have been confirmed by sky surveying systems in various parts of the world, from Europe to Latin America,” said Marufin when contacted Kompas.com, Wednesday (19/1/2022).

He added that this asteroid is classified as an Apollo class near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun once every 1.46 years.

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“As an Apollo class, then (asteroids) have orbits that can intersect with orbits” Earth, ”He said.

When will this asteroid cross Earth?

Separately, researcher from Pusainassa National Aeronautics and Space Institute (LAPAN) Andi Pangerang explained, this asteroid has an average distance to the sun of about 192.6 million km, greater than the average distance of the Earth-sun as far as 149.6 million km. .

However, the perihelion of this large asteroid 2022 AA is about 143.8 million km, smaller than the Earth’s aphelion which reaches 152.1 million km.

Asteroid passing near Earth on February 4, 2022 at 21.16 UT or February 5, 2022 at 04.16 WIB with a distance of 2,542,000 km from Earth.

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