Scientists announced that a 1 kilometer long meteorite will pass near the Earth. According to the explanations, this meteorite can be observed with a small telescope on the night of January 18.
Approaching Earth as we all know meteorites (asteroid) is on the agenda every year. Of course, the possibility of these stones hitting our planet has been a nightmare for many people. In fact, the movie Don’t Look Up, which was released on Netflix last month, also revealed how scenarios could occur in such a situation.
Now scientists are building the Empire State Building in New York. more than double It has been announced that a giant meteorite, which is too long, is approaching the Earth. But there is no need for any fear; because this meteor won’t hit the Earth, just will pass near.
Observable with a telescope
According to the news reported by Live Science, astronomers discovered that a one kilometer long meteorite is approaching our planet. This large meteorite is classified as ‘potentially dangerous’; however, it was among the statements that it would not hit the Earth. In addition, experts say that this object, which will pass near us, with a small telescope He said it could be seen.
According to the explanations (7482), this meteorite, named 1994 PC1, will pass at 00:51 at night, connecting the night of January 18 to January 19. scientists of the 1.9 million kilometers will be located at a distance; hence the ‘Near Earth Object (NEO)‘, he added. It was also among the statements that the size of more than 140 meters was the reason why the meteorite was described as ‘potentially dangerous’.
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Stating that 28 thousand NEO types of meteorites have been discovered so far, experts added that the asteroid, which can be observed in the coming days, is not approaching the Earth for the first time. According to NASA, this asteroid passed within 1.1 million kilometers of Earth in 1933. In addition, the same meteorite 2105 It was conveyed by scientists that he could visit us in the same year.