Nasa has informed the public of an asteroid named 2024 kn1, which will closely approach earth on june 23, 2024, at 18:09 utc (11:39 pm ist). Saturday’s asteroid, 2024 mk, will come within 180,000 miles of earth.
Asteroid 2024 mk, discovered on june 16, 2024, is between 120 and 260 meters in size. The current right ascension is 22h 50m 06s and the declination is +32° 07’ 46”.
On January 20, 2024, Astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky Detected An Asteroid On An Imminent Collision Course With Earth.
Asteroid (neo) 2024 mk is currently in the constellation of pegasus.
Imagine If Scientists Discovered A Giant Asteroid With A 72% Chance Of Hitting The Earth In About 14 Years — A Space Rock So Big That It Could Not Only Take Out A City.
The asteroid 2024 mk will pass closley by earth on saturday morning, and may be viewable with strong binoculars or a telescope.
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Two Asteroids Will Safely Pass Our Planet This Week, And Both Are Large Enough To Spot In Small Telescopes.
The close approach of 2024 mk comes just days after an even larger asteroid called 2011 ul21 blasted past our planet.measuring between 1.1 and 2.4 miles (1.7 to.
The Following Chart Is The Predicted Light Curve (Visual Magnitude As A Function Of Time) Of Asteroid (Neo).
Imagine if scientists discovered a giant asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting the earth in about 14 years — a space rock so big that it could not only take out a city.