The near-60-foot big fella, named JA5, was discovered in 2021 and is expected to miss Earth by 3.17 million miles.
as asteroids and comets larger than 500 feet that are predicted to come within 4.7 million miles of Earth.
The other four asteroids range from 26 to 170 feet, with NASA describing their sizes as “airplanes” or “buses.”NASA/Goddard/University of ArizonaOn Friday, the 83-foot airplane-sized QC5 will zip past Earth at a distance of about 2.53 million miles, as will the lesser, 26-foot 2020 GE from 3.56 million miles away.
Then come Sunday, QE8 — the largest and closest of them all — is predicted to come less than a million miles from Earth. That whopping, 170-foot asteroid is on path to soar 946,000 miles from Earth’s approach, as will QF6 — a 68-footer that’s expected 1.65 million miles away on the same day.The asteroid JA5 is expected to pass by Earth on Wednesday.The agency said it has discovered more than 32,000 asteroids near Earth,Share this article:
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