There is no truth to NASA’s announcement of an expected asteroid collision with Earth
By reference Center for the Study of Near-Earth Objects of the International Space Agency NASA،
It turns out that the center is monitored many asteroids that approaches Earth from February 12, 2023 to February 17, 2023, classified as Apollo [NEO]
Aten, whose orbit intersects Earth’s orbit, and Amor, which never intersect, are not classified as potentially hazardous.
As the asteroid approaches the name 199145 (2005 YY128) dated February 16, 2023
It is a small asteroid that passes through Earth’s orbit, classified by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a “potential hazard asteroid”.
Next Some facts regarding this asteroid:
- It is classified as an Apollo asteroid.
- Its diameter is (0.850-1.3) km.
- It will pass within 4,597,732 km of Earth on February 16, 2023.
- It is classified as a near-Earth asteroid (NEA).
- It is classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA).
To classify an asteroid or comet as near-Earth (NEOs), it must pass within 48 million km of Earth’s orbit.
While it is required to classify an asteroid or comet as potentially hazardous (PHA) to be the closest distance it reaches from Earth during its orbit.
Less than 0.05 astronomical units (equivalent to about 75 million km), and its diameter should be at least (100-150) meters.
While he will not asteroidwith another flyby of Earth, according to the data until August 03, 2026.
Furthermore it; Post an accountNASA Asteroid WatchOn the Twitter platform tweet dated February 10, 2023,
During which I confirmed that 199145 (2005 YY128) will approach Earth on February 16, but it will nevertheless be 12 times farther from the Moon,
without any threat of impacting the Earth.
We’ve been tracking asteroid 199145 (2005 YY128) & know its orbit. On Feb 16 it will make its close approach, but will do so at a distance 12 times further away than the Moon with no threat of impact.
More data: https://t.co/ocjetQM9X4
Explore in 3D: https://t.co/ubt8XT2uJ6
— NASA Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) February 10, 2023
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