NASA tracking asteroid 'size of football pitch' hurtling toward Earth's orbit
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dailystar.co.ukasteroid the size of a football pitch is set to collide with Earth’s orbit on Saturday, February 13.NASA’s Centre of Near Earth Object studies is tracking the space rock on its close approach list.The asteroid, named 2021 CA, will grace the skies at 7.04pm Eastern Standard Time, which is 12.04pm Greenwich Mean Time.Astrologists at the US space station have estimated the asteroid to be between 48m and 110m wide.A typical English football pitch must have a minimum width of 45m and a length of at least 100m.
The rock will be travelling at around 10 kilometres per second, which is equivalent of around 21,000 miles per hour.Asteroid 2021 CA has been classified as an Apollo asteroid, which is known to be one of the most dangerous kinds.Apollo.
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