Asteroid set for close encounter to enter Earth’s trajectory on Thursday – The National

Asteroid set for close encounter to enter Earth’s trajectory on Thursday – The National

Asteroid set for close encounter to enter Earth's trajectory on Thursday. The large space rock is classed as "potentially hazardous" but will pass by safely at a proximity of 6.2 million kilometres, NASA says. A giant asteroid measuring up to 4.1km will enter the Earth's trajectory around the sun tomorrow, coming close to the earth later this month NASA said.. On April 29 asteroid 1998 OR2 will safely pass Earth by 3.9 million miles/6.2 million km," the agency said in a tweet on March 4.. On April 29. asteroid 1998 OR2 will safely pass Earth by 3.9 million miles/6.2 million km.. A @Daily_Express article implying there is a warning about this asteroid is false.. "The orbit is well understood and it will pass harmlessly at 16 times the distance to our moon.. The asteroid, which is the largest to fly by earth this year, is still classified it as "potentially hazardous" because of its potential to make a threatening close approach to the Earth in the future.. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lists 24 Near Earth Objects due within the next 60 days.. The next two flybys for 1998 OR2 will be in 2031 and 2048 with the closest