Asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, space agencies say
According to space agencies, an asteroid flew to the world closer to the world than many satellites.
The space object, called 2025 TF, came closer to the world surface only 265 miles away from the world surface at 20:47 ET on Wednesday, October 1, on Wednesday, on Antarctica. European Space Agency He said it on Monday. International space station orbits at a similar height.
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The majority of satellites are low soil orbit, at heights between 100 miles and 1,242 miles, research project Aviation security notes.
ESA said that small asteroids did not pose a significant danger between 3.2 feet to 9.8 feet and for the planet. However, the agency said that if he hit the Earth’s atmosphere and becomes a meteorite when he hit the ground, he could produce a fire ball.
NASA JET Propulsion Laboratory – Photo: Take a video on this screen, 2025 TF orbit is shown close to the Earth’s orbit.
According to ESA, astronomers did not notice asteroids a few hours after passing. Catalina Sky Survey, a task financed by NASA to monitor close world objects, first detected the object. Shortly thereafter was observed by astronomers at ESA’s Planet Defense Office.
“It is an impressive success to watch a meter -scale object in the wide darkness of the area at a time when its location is still uncertain.” He said. “This observation helped astronomers to determine the close approach distance and such high sensitivity given above.”
The object is not expected to fly again by the world until April 2087, NASA.
NASA JET Violation Library – Photo: Take a video on this screen, 2025 TK2 orbit is shown close to the orbit of the Earth.
According to the Minor Planet Center, another small asteroid, 2025 TQ2, flew around the Earth after the 2025 TF approach. Asteroid brought Canada closer on Thursday, October 2, about 3.014 miles. Earthsky.org.
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Space agencies follow the objects close to thousands of worlds, but if NASA is greater than 500 meters and is more than 4.65 million miles, they are considered potentially dangerous asteroids. Close World Object Studies Center.
Between 23 September and September 28, 10 asteroids passed from a distance to the world near the Earth, NASA.
