2023-04-29 23:00:00
The beginning of a new month will also come with the approach to Earth of a asteroid recently discovered by experts. This space rock falls into the category of “potentially dangerous”according to NASA data.
What is the asteroid?
This is the space rock called 2023 HV. Due to its nomenclature, it is known that it was discovered during this year, and it would have an approximate diameter of 15 metrosas estimated by experts, so it is a relatively small rock.
It is currently more than 2 million kilometers away from our planet, but its journey through space will bring it as close to Earth as the Moon is.
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When will it pass close to Earth?
According to data published by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL, for its acronym in English), will be first the April 30th the date the asteroid reaches its closest proximity to the Moon.
Then, the path of its orbit will position it at 1,370,188 kilometers from planet Earth for the may 1. After this approach, the asteroid 2023 HV will not cross the orbit of the planet again until July 15, 2044, according to the calculations of the scientists of the NASA.
Why is it “potentially dangerous”?
Although the space agency no longer specifies the danger of this type of event, the previously established definitions indicate that the passage of 2023 HV could be risky for Earth.
It is that this category is defined as all “asteroids that are more than 140 meters in size with orbits that bring them closer to 7.5 million kilometers from the Earth’s orbit around the Sun”, according to what they wrote. JPL.
In this case, although size does not qualify, The closeness that the space rock will have with the planet makes it one of eventual risk. Now, this does not mean that the world will end with its passing, in fact, it has been calculated that there will be no asteroid impacts on Earth for the next 100 years.
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