The POT warned that a large asteroid called 2002 PZ39 It will approach Earth on February 15.
So far it is known that the celestial body has a diameter between 440 and 900 meters and moves at a speed of 34,000 miles per hour in relation to the Earth.
The US agency estimated that this object will evade our planet next Saturday by a margin of 15.2 lunar distances, or 3.6 million miles.
“Since their orbital trajectories often cross Earth’s, there have already been collisions with nearby objects and we must remain alert to the possibility of future approaches,” NASA said.
In accordance with Business Insider, Most asteroids represent little danger to Earth because they occupy orbits between Jupiter and Mars.
“The distance is enormous, almost six million kilometers (…) Obviously the asteroid passage does not entail a danger, and even hypothetical, for the Earth”, said scientist Baigashov.
NASA warned that if a rocky asteroid over 25 meters high but less than a kilometer hit the Earth, it would probably cause local damage to the area of impact.
On the other hand, a meteorite with a size of between one and two kilometers could cause damage on a world scale.
NASA specified that after passing near Earth, the asteroid 2002 PZ39 will head towards Venus.
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