A Large, Harmless Asteroid Will Zip Past Earth This Weekend
- The space rock 1997 NC1 makes its closest approach tomorrow morning, passing within 1.6 million miles of Earth, according to the European Space Agency. The asteroid poses no danger during its transit.
- Discovered nearly three decades ago by an asteroid-tracking system in Hawaii, the object measures between 2,461 and 5,413 feet wide, roughly the size of two to three Empire State Buildings.
- Skygazers equipped with binoculars or small telescopes may be able to spot the asteroid as a small point of light passing harmlessly through the sky this weekend.
- According to NASA, the asteroid will not greet Earth from such a distance again until 2133; the last similar safe passage occurred in 2022 when space rock PC1 made its approach.
- The European Space Agency and NASA continue tracking asteroid paths and space junk to keep Earth safe from potential future collisions, maintaining their planetary defense efforts.
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A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend
Astronomers say a large asteroid will soon harmlessly zip past Earth. The space rock is called 1997 NC1 and was discovered almost three decades ago by an asteroid-tracking system in Hawaii.
On Saturday, June 27, the potentially hazardous asteroid 152637 (1997 NC1) will approach Earth closer than ever before, IFLScience reports.
This Saturday, June 27, 2026, a giant asteroid named (152637) 1997 NC1 will pass near the Earth without any risk of collision. This rocky body, estimated to be between 750 and 1,650 meters in size, will be observable from the Northern Hemisphere with large binoculars or a small telescope, provided the sky is clear.
The celestial body is considered to be potentially dangerous – and comes unusually close to the earth from Friday. There is no risk. For this, the passing flight can even be seen with a binoculars with some luck. read more on t3n.de
This Saturday, a large near-Earth asteroid of more than a kilometer in diameter will approach the Earth, and you will be able to observe it with little means. This asteroid, called (152637) 1997 NC1, has...
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