Giant and 'potentially hazardous asteroid' to zoom past Earth in March

A ‘potentially hazardous asteroid’ is all set to zoom past Earth on March 21, 2021. Unlike many or celestial objects which sweep past our planet, this one is potentially hazardous as it’s largest and fastest asteroid which will pass by Earth in 2021. According to National Aeronautics and Space ministration (NASA), asteroid named ‘2001 FO32’ would move an incredibly high speed and would not be visible by naked eye.

As reported by earthsky, asteroid which will be moving at a speed of 21 miles (34.4 km) per second will pass by earth at 9:33 pm EST. Even at its closest distance, almost one-kilometre long asteroid would be about 1.3 million miles (2,016,351 km) or 5 lunar distances away. NASA has termed event as safe nixing any possible chance of collision.

How to watch it

asteroid would only be visible to observers using 8" or larger diameter telescope. Experts have warned that enthusiasts expecting to see asteroid should be able to point ir equipment at correct position at right time. According to earthsky, observers using telescopes might try to spot it as it glides through sourn constellations of Scorpius and Sagittarius. asteroid is too faint to spot by naked eye, however people with backyard telescope would also be able to spot it as apparently slow-moving "stars".  asteroid 2001 FO32 was discovered on March 23, 2001, and has an absolute magnitude of 17.7. asteroid is classified under Apollo asteroid group by NASA. 

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In a similar occurrence,  a huge asteroid, which is bigger than size of Eiffel Tower passed earth on February 1, as stated by NASA's Asteroid Watch called Central for Near-Earth Object Studies. Termed as 2016 CL136 measures 2016 CL136, as per report. Also, experts say that asteroid is expected to come 3.3 million miles from Earth. 

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