The asteroid is estimated to measure at roughly 1 kilometer, or more than 3,280 feet, across — a size that is more than twice the height of New York’s Empire State Building, which is 1,454 feet from base to antenna, and hundreds of feet more than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, which is 2,716.5 feet …
Read moreHow big is the asteroid that’s coming in 2022?
The 230-feet-wide (70 meters) asteroid 2022 EA1 was discovered on Jan. 7 and frightened space defenders because it appeared bound to collide with our planet on July 4, 2023 — too soon to launch a deflection mission, according to a statement by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Read moreHow big is the asteroid in 2021?
The CNEOS estimates that the asteroid measures between 328 and 754 feet in diameter based on its observed magnitude. At the time of its close approach, the object will be traveling at around 34,700 miles per hour, which is about one-fifth as fast as a bolt of lightning.8 Ara 2021
Read moreWhich asteroid will hit the Earth in 2021?
With Comet Leonard closing in on the Sun, Earth is set to be visited by last asteroid of 2021 on Wednesday. The 120-240 meter wide asteroid will flypast Earth in its orbit coming as close as 32,14,516 kilometer to the planet.29 Ara 2021
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