According to the aerospace agency, named 2023 DW, the celestial body has a diameter of 49.29 m and travels at 24.63 kilometers per second.
The Planetary Defense Coordination Office of United States Aerospace Agency (NASA) is following a new asteroid into space orbit with a small chance of impacting the planet Earth. The closest predicted date is February 14, 2046, the day Valentine’s Day is celebrated in several countries around the world, such as the United States and Canada. Called 2023 DW, the celestial body has a diameter of 49.29 m and travels at 24.63 kilometers per second.
As per information on website Eyes on the asteroids, by NASA, is 0.13 astronomical units from Earth and Sun, 149.5 million kilometers. In order to hit Earth, the asteroid must pass within 0.05 astronomical units of our planet. But the real impact of the star on Planet Earth is still being monitored.
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Source: Terra
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