On January 19, a 1 km long asteroid will pass by the side of the earth, is it dangerous? [TKB Science]

An asteroid is going to pass by the side of the Earth next week. It is about 1 kilometer i.e. 3280 feet long In this length, the Empire State building should stand two and a half times. Scientists have put it in the category of potentially dangerous asteroid. It has been put in this category because one is its length and secondly its way to pass very close to the earth.

However, scientists have assured that there is no danger to the earth from this asteroid. It will leave from about 1.93 million kilometers away from the earth. That is, the difference is five times greater than the distance of the moon from the earth. In this calculation, the probability of error is only 133 km. Therefore, there is no danger to the earth due to this.

The name of this disaster coming from space is Asteroid (7482) 1994 PC 1. If the sky is clear, then you can see it going in the sky at 3.21 minutes on the morning of 19 January. But through 6 inch telescope. It will be difficult to see it with open eyes or binoculars. This asteroid was first discovered in 1994 by astronomer Robert McNaught from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.

Asteroid (7482) 1994 PC 1 came closest to Earth 89 years ago on 17 January 1933. Then it came out from a distance of 1.1 million kilometers. It will pass again on January 18, 2105, next to the Earth at about the same close. By coming close to a space object, scientists get a chance to study it. It is a stony S type asteroid, which belongs to the Apollo asteroid group.