Sunday , November 24 2024

99 feet asteroid is moving towards Earth at a speed of 21840 km per hour

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The US space agency NASA has issued an alert that a 99 feet tall planet is moving towards the Earth at a speed of 21840 km per hour. The matter of relief is that there is no possibility of it colliding with the Earth.

NASA has warned that it will pass very close to the Earth. NASA is tracking all objects coming and passing near the Earth. The 99-foot-high asteroid heading towards Earth has been named 2023 HB7. It is 3,490,000 miles from Earth, which is the closest approach to Earth.

Asteroid 2023 HB7 is not a threat to Earth

NASA has shared information about this planet. It belongs to the Aton group of asteroids. It is classified as a Near Earth Object (NEO). It is not considered a potentially dangerous asteroid. There is no danger of it falling to Earth. The planet will maintain its current cycle. It will come within 3,490,000 miles of Earth and then move away.

This asteroid will return in 2025.
The speed of asteroid 2023 HB7 is 6.07 km/s. In terms of kilometers per hour, it is moving at a speed of 21840 km per hour. The planet was first mentioned in the Small-Body Database search in 1904. According to NASA, this asteroid will return in July 2025. At that time the speed of the planet can be 67866 km per hour.