Asteroid 1994 PC1 is set to fly past Earth, NASA says it’s closest to Earth at a distance of about 1.98 million kilometers.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA or “NASA” released data on January 7, 65 about the asteroid named 7482 or “1994 PC1” is scheduled to come closest to Earth at a distance of about 1.98 million kilometers on January 18. 2022
By 1994 PC1 will be the first large asteroid of the year. According to foreign media reports, it is about 2.5 times the size of the Empire State Building.
this planet It is a roughly 1 kilometer long space rock that was first discovered in 1994. But with this distance Make this asteroid will not really orbit the Earth. And the reports that come out are mainly just news reports.
In terms of astronomy, any asteroid Any asteroid that approaches more than 7.5 million kilometers from Earth is considered a “Potential Earth Hazardous Asteroid” (PHA), and 1994 PC1 is not the only asteroid to pass Earth in January. Because this month the world will encounter 10 PHAs of different sizes, 4 of which have passed through the world between 5-7 January.
The rest of the asteroids will arrive on January 11 (2013 YD48), 18 (1994 PC1 and 2021 BA), 20 (2022 AB), 21 (2018 PN22) and January 24 (2017 XC62).
Source: iflscience.com