Asteroid races past the earth: incredible recordings from Austria!

Asteroid races past the earth: incredible recordings from Austria!

Österreich - On Sunday evening, an asteroid of the earth passed only an incredible 1,355 kilometers away. This is exceptionally tight, because since the beginning of the records in 1900, only another asteroid, the 2020 VT4, has been closer - it came close to us to only 368 kilometers. The Asteroid 2024 XA, which was just discovered, was actually registered just five hours before his flight. This special incident is exceptional because the Asteroid has really excited the Earth media. As Today, an amateur astronomer was able to photograph the asteroids about Austria.

Another heavenly spectacle announced: the Asteroid 2024 VK3, about 18 meters tall, will come up to 440,000 kilometers this weekend. It is almost as close as the moon, which is around 384,400 kilometers away. According to NASA, this asteroid approaches at a rapid speed of around 47,000 km/h. This makes it a so -called near -earth object (Neo) that could be potentially troubling. Martin Barstow, professor of astrophysics, explained in an interview that not all Neos are dangerous, but all dangerous objects are classified as neos, such as Kreiszeitung reported.

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Despite the potential threat, there is no direct danger for the earth when the asteroid 2024 VK3 is over. It may even have passed by, and a live stream can be used on YouTube to monitor. This weekend there are also four other asteroids near the earth - one should even be as large as a house, but is even further away. In comparison, the risk of a possible impact by larger asteroids, as estimated by NASA, is still not excluded.