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Approximately 3.8 to 8.5m wide, this asteroid is the 4th largest near-Earth asteroid to have been recorded. It will fly over the Earth at 4,000 km from its surface, which represents a very small distance, from an astronomical point of view.
Will the doomsday clock tick? The answer this Tuesday!
During the night of Thursday to Friday, this asteroid will come into contact with the Earth’s atmosphere. This does not represent a danger. Indeed, NASA has indicated that asteroids less than 25m in diameter burn up when they arrive in the Earth’s atmosphere.
“2023 BU” will pass into the orbit of geostationary satellites that are above South America.
