Asteroid set to be nearest to Earth since 1600s can be seen from Canada - National
NASA says the 700-meter-to-1.6-kilometer asteroid will not hit Earth and will be visible through telescopes from parts of Canada.
- On Saturday, June 27, asteroid 1997 NC1 passes Earth at 2.56 million kilometers, the closest approach in 400 years, according to the European Space Agency .
- The asteroid measures up to 1,650 meters across, roughly three times the CN Tower's height, and will not return this close to Earth until 2133, according to the ESA.
- Astronomers recommend a telescope with at least 100-millimeter aperture to view the object. White, a Canadian Space Agency astronomer, says these events provide "valuable scientific opportunities."
- The CSA confirms the asteroid poses "no risk" to Earth, while observers can locate it near the Ophiuchus constellation or watch livestreams hosted by the Virtual Telescope Project.
- NASA has designated 1997 NC1 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid," while the CSA classifies such objects as a "minor planet" containing planetary elements but lacking formal planetary classification.
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So You Can See the Giant Asteroid that Will "Sprinkle" Earth TODAY June 27; NASA Reveals Impact Risk
A space rock, called the 1997 NC1 asteroid, up to 1.65 kilometers in diameter, will cross near-Earth space today Saturday, June 27, and can be tracked in the northern hemisphere sky, as its passage is completely safe according to information disseminated by NASA. According to the space agency, the distance to which the asteroid will pass the size of the Golden State Bridge will be approximately 2 million 564 thousand 877 kilometers. In astronomi…
A large asteroid will pass near the Earth this weekend. According to the European Space Agency, the 1997 NC1 space rock will make its maximum approach on Saturday morning, at a distance of 1.6 million miles (2.6 million kilometers). Discovered almost three decades ago by an asteroid tracking system in Hawaii, the asteroid is between 0.75 kilometers (2461 feet) and 1.65 kilometers (5413 feet) wide, about the size of between two and four Empire St…
A large asteroid will pass at full speed near Earth on the weekend, but don’t worry: it doesn’t represent any danger. Space rock — named 1997 NC1 — will make its closest approach on Saturday morning, 2.6 million kilometers (1.6 million miles) away, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). (Read more...) The Great Asteroid Entry will pass near Earth today was first published in Remolacha - News Dominican Republic.
A giant asteroid is about to make a historic passage through Earth this Saturday, and the event is already moving the scientific community and sky enthusiasts around the world. The good news is that you do not need a professional observatory to accompany the show. What is the asteroid that will pass... The post Giant asteroid will pass near Earth this Saturday and can be observed even by amateur astronomers appeared first on The Antagonist.
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