The nearest approach is 0.988x Lunar Distance (379,868 km), 60 Earth radii out. The size is very roughly 6.7 meters, 22 feet. If it hit the atmosphere, the airburst would be about 5 kilotons. Airbursts like that happen every few years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_air_burst#After_1900
UniverseToday 45 minutes ago [-]
Also, Wikipedia isn't a credible source. It's not even a secondary source. Always refer to official data.
UniverseToday 4 hours ago [-]
It won't come close to hitting our atmosphere.
AngryData 21 hours ago [-]
It seems like every few months we find out our orbit is far more crowded than we thought.
UniverseToday 57 minutes ago [-]
It changes multiple times each day.
wewewedxfgdf 22 hours ago [-]
Is it possible that one day a dinosaur extinction size asteroid will be annouced on a collision course?
Is there some reason we would already know, or can these things just suddenly show up?
Is there some reason we would already know, or can these things just suddenly show up?