As we are well aware, this year is equipped with destructions and tragedies, but now there is something scarier which is haunting us badly. Asteroids, which have been flying over the earth for the past few months.
About three days ago, asteroid 2020 KF flypast the planet, safely. Now, another one is approaching us which is called asteroid 2002 NN4. However, at this moment, there must be a lot of queries running in your head, which is understandable.
According to NASA, the asteroid 2002 NN4 will safely pass the Earth at a distance, and there is no danger of hitting it.
Will Asteroid 2002 NN4 Hit the Earth?
NASA has been tracking objects for several months. The space agency said that the asteroid 2002 NN4 will safely pass the earth on June 6, 2020, at a distance of about 3.2 million miles, which is about 13 times further away from the Earth than the Moon. Therefore, the asteroid will not hit the earth.
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As per NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the asteroid 2002 NN4 is more remarkable for its size, with an estimated diameter between 820 feet and 1,870 feet. It is about the size of the Empire State Building at New York City, which is more than 1,400 feet tall at its tips.
The asteroid 2002 NN4 has its closest approach to the earth will be at 11:20 PM EDT (Eastern Time) on June 6, 2020.
The Asteroid 2002 NN4 is generally quite dim in big but also quite dim in all. According to NASA’s JPL database, the space rock is even dimmer than the dwarf planet Pluto. It is not sure if astronomers can see the flight of space rocks through a telescope. However, you all don’t have to worry, because the asteroid 2002 NN4 will safely fly over the earth.