Asteroid 2020RN1 to fly by close to Earth on September 17, see details here

National Aeronautics and ministration (NASA) has been tracking asteroids pretty much, since its inception. At one point of time, NASA is tracking course of several hundreds of asteroids that could potentially be hazardous to human life on Earth. NASA has deployed specific Asteroid watching satellites and maintains a record of ir course and with help of NASA Asteroid watch data on its official website. Aside from tracking movement of discovered asteroids, ncy also shares important information it has gared with general public on its official website. Re on to kw if incoming asteroid 2020RN1 is potentially hazardous to humans.

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How big is Asteroid 2020RN1?

According to a report on NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s official website, 2020RN1 is 99 feet long and is size of a medium-sized aeroplane. This asteroid is a Near-Earth Object (NEO) by NASA and has been classified in Apollo class of asteroids.  Apollo class of asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids which are all named after 1862 Apollo, discovered by well kwn German astromer Karl Reinmuth in 1930s. Asteroid 2020RN1 among many ors is an Earth-crossing asteroid which has an axis greater than that of Earth.

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How close will Asteroid 2020RN1 come to Earth?

At its closest approach point, Asteroid 2020RN1 will be only 0.0103 astromical units away from Earth. In miles, this will be 4,410,000 miles. While it might t seem like a dangerously close approach but in astromical terms, it is pretty close. Asteroid 2020RN1 will be flying by Earth on September 17 at 16:55 UT, which is 9:55 am Thursday, Pacific Time (PT), 12:55 pm Thursday, Eastern Time (ET), 10:25 pm Thursday, Indian Standard Time (IST) and 2:55 am Friday, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). asteroid is approaching Earth at a relative velocity of 9.82 km/s.

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Recent Asteroid fly-by’s recorded by NASA

According to report on NASA’s Jet Propulsion laboratory website, Asteroid 2020 RJ flew by earth on September 8. It was only 0.0084 astromical units (AU) from Earth, which means it will only be 780828.781 miles from Earth. Before this on September 6 at around 15:30 EST, Asteroid 2010 FR h passed close to Earth. asteroid is reportedly up to 270 metres wide and 886 feet tall and will remain close to earth for ar six days.