Dr. Gad El-Qady, President of the National Institute for Astronomical Research, confirmed that during the remaining period of this year, astronomers around the world will witness the observation of some asteroids approaching the Earth during the period (25-30 December 2020 AD), which are at great distances from planet Earth. As the closest of them will be at a distance twice the distance between the earth and the moon and do not represent any threat and there are no chances of collision or collision as some sites are common.
For his part, Dr. Osama Rahmeh, head of the Institute’s Sun Research Laboratory, said that among the most important of these asteroids is the asteroid. ((501647) 2014 SD224) Which was discovered on September 22, 2014 by a monitoring system (Pan-STARRS1) Observatory (Haleakala) In Huawei, it has a diameter of about 150 meters and has been observed over the past six years, as its orbit has become fully known and rotates in an elliptical orbit around the sun and completes its orbit around the sun in 353.15 days.
The asteroid will be at the closest point to Earth today, Friday, December 25, 2020 at 20:20 GMT, at a distance of 0.02 astronomical units, about 3 million km, which is considered a safe distance, and its brightness will not increase to the brightness of Pluto.
Ashraf Shaker, professor and head of the astronomy department at the institute, added that these celestial bodies are monitored through research working groups at the institute dealing with the observation of near-Earth objects using the telescopes available at the institute, either in the Kattameya Astronomical Observatory or at the headquarters of the main institute in Helwan..
He calls on all citizens who have any questions or inquiries about any natural phenomenon (astronomical or geophysical) to communicate directly with the institute through available communication channels to clarify any information or answer any question.
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