2020 is coming to an end, but it’s still not giving surprises. NASA reported that some asteroids are approaching Earth this week. Of which, two of them will pass closer than the Moon is, while the rest were already recorded on their way close to our planet.
Specifically, the two asteroids will pass less than 385,000 kilometers away. This was explained in the Astreoid Watch report by the space agency.
Should we worry? So the nearest asteroid will pass approximately 57,100 kilometers away. This is called 2020 XX3, which has 6.8 meters in diameter. It will take place on December 18th.
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On the same day, 2020 XF3, 30 meters in diameter, will pass 6,970,000 kilometers from our planet.
By December 20, the 1997 asteroids XE10 and 2020 XY4 will also approach Earth.
It should be noted that yesterday 3 asteroids passed quite close to our planet. First was the 2020 XF4, with a measurement of 10 meters, which approached 343,000 kilometers from Earth.
Next, the largest asteroid of the three: the 2020 VY1, with 24 meters in diameter, passed with a distance of 5,070,000 kilometers.
The third is the 2020 XS5, with 16 meters in diameter and an approximation of about 3,170,000 kilometers.