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| Two skyscraper-sized asteroids to fly past Earth on December 3 and 4 |
| 2024-12-04 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Two skyscraper-sized asteroids will fly past Earth on December 3 and 4, and NASA is monitoring their approach, Newsweek reports. Asteroids 447 755 (2007 JX2) and (2020 XR) formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Although they are classified as potentially hazardous by NASA, they pose no threat to the planet. According to experts, the size of the first asteroid is 402.3 meters, the second - 387.7 meters. The celestial bodies are comparable in size to the Empire State Building in New York, the height of which, without taking into account the spire, is 381 meters. The object 2007 JX2 will approach the Earth at a distance of 5.5 million kilometers, and 2020 XR at a distance of 2.2 million kilometers, the material says. As reported by IA Regnum, asteroid 2024 PT5, nicknamed the second Moon, will continue to approach the Earth until January. It follows the planet for several months. At the beginning of 2025, the distance to it will decrease to 1.8 million kilometers, after which the celestial body, under the influence of the Sun's gravity, will begin to move deeper into the Solar System. The asteroid will approach the Earth again in 2055. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #7 Because everyone thought they were just tall tales. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-12-04 10:52 |
| #6 Angels: There is no way You can hit that planet from here. The Real Big Guy: Hold my beer! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-12-04 09:44 |
| #5 I was gonna say, howcum we're not measuring them in giraffes anymore. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-12-04 09:22 |
| #4 Asteroid the size of 2.5 chinchillas impacts over Russia, no damages reported - NASA, ESA |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-12-04 05:46 |
| #3 Using the Earth to Moon distance as an example. The closest the Moon comes to the Earth is about 363,300 km. That means the closest these rocks will come is 4.9x to 15x's further away from Earth than the moon. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-12-04 03:05 |
| #2 ^ we would call that a meteor, it was only about 2 ft in diameter |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-12-04 00:14 |
| #1 Incredible moment asteroid crashes into Earth's atmosphere |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-12-04 00:08 |