A ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid is set to fly past Earth this morning, NASA has revealed. The asteroid, dubbed 52768 (1998 OR2), is estimated to measure between 1.8km - 4.1km in diameter.
At the higher end of that estimate, it suggests the asteroid could be up to five times as big as the world’s biggest building, the Burj Khalifa!
According to NASA, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth at around 10:56 BST today, at which point it will be around 3.9 million miles from Earth.
While this might sound far, it’s actually classed as a ‘close approach’ by NASA. Here’s everything you need to know about today’s asteroid passing, including how to watch it.
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