2020 is coming to an end, but there are still no surprises. NASA reported that some asteroids are approaching Earth this week. Two of which will be closer than the moon is, while the rest have already been recorded on their way to our planet.
Specifically, the two asteroids pass less than 385,000 kilometers apart. This was stated by the space agency’s Astreoid Watch report.
Do we have to worry? Well, the nearest asteroid will pass about 57,100 kilometers away. This is called 2020 XX3 and has a diameter of 6.8 meters. It will happen on December 18th.
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On the same day, the 2020 XF3, with a diameter of 30 meters, will pass 6,970,000 kilometers from our planet.
On December 20, asteroids 1997 XE10 and 2020 XY4 will also approach Earth.
It should be noted that three asteroids passed quite close to our planet yesterday. The first was the 10-meter 2020 XF4, which approached 343,000 kilometers from Earth.
Immediately after that, the largest of the three asteroids passed, 2020 VY1, with a diameter of 24 meters, with a distance of 5,070,000 kilometers.
The third is the XS5 2020, with a diameter of 16 meters and an estimated mileage of approximately 3,170,000 kilometers.