Called 1994 XD (488453), the rock is expected to exceed 3.16 million kilometers, meaning it won’t pose a risk of collision with Earth
One asteroid considered “potentially dangerous” will pass close to the Earth this Monday 12, according to information from the Center for the Study of Near-Earth Objects (Cnaeusacronym in English), of the United States Space Agency, NASA.
according to the website spatial reference, which catalogs objects in space, the asteroid, dubbed 1994 XD (488453), should pass within 3.16 million kilometers of our planet (that is, eight times the distance between the Earth and the Moon), which means that it will not bring risk of collision with the Earth.
However, even though it is a considerable distance, the level of space-scale proximity is within the limit for NASA to classify it as a “near-Earth asteroid (NEA) and therefore also a “potentially hazardous asteroid” (PHA).
The size of the 1994 XD is uncertain. But, based on the brightness, calculations indicate that the asteroid has a diameter between 369 and 824 meters and, according to information from NASA, the space body travels at 21,472 km/s.
Asteroids are considered to be rocky remnants from the formation of the solar system. Their orbits are monitored for safety reasons, as a collision with a planet, depending on the size of the rock, can cause a high level of destruction.
The orbit of 1994 XD was determined from observations made on December 1, 1994. spatial reference, the asteroid will pass close to Earth again on June 13, 2041, at a distance of 2.29 million kilometers.
Source: Terra
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