by A cruise-ship-sized space rock called 1999 VF22 will safely pass Earth on February 22, 2022.
It’ll be this particular space rock’s closest approach in more than 100 years.
Closest approach will be at 2:54 a.m. EST (07:54 UTC) on February 22.
The asteroid will pass us at a distance of 3.3 million miles (5.4 million km) or almost 14 times the Earth-moon distance.
Despite this safe expanse, it will still be close enough for astronomers to study the asteroid using radar.
The Virtual Telescope will also air its flyby live.
And you can use a (large) backyard telescope to watch it slide past.
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It’ll be this particular space rock’s closest approach in more than 100 years.
Closest approach will be at 2:54 a.m. EST (07:54 UTC) on February 22.
The asteroid will pass us at a distance of 3.3 million miles (5.4 million km) or almost 14 times the Earth-moon distance.
Despite this safe expanse, it will still be close enough for astronomers to study the asteroid using radar.
The Virtual Telescope will also air its flyby live.
And you can use a (large) backyard telescope to watch it slide past.
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