Astronomical phenomena are not so common to happen. Therefore, when scientists publish about this possibility, it is interesting that we stay alert so as not to miss anything. Recently, the Observatory Astronomical Bellatrix said that the Virtual Telescope Project in Italy will transmit the passage of the asteroid 2023 BU close to Earth. See below for how to keep track.
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As published by astronomers, next Thursday, January 26, the asteroid 2023 BU will pass close to Earth. The same study reveals that the distance is about three thousand six hundred km.
Gennady Borisov, amateur astronomer and telescope maker, this space rock has an estimated diameter of between 3.7 m to 8.2 m and travels at about 32,400 km/h. This information was discovered last Saturday, January 21st.
Do you have any idea how close this is?
By way of comparison, the satellites, which follow the planet's rotation, are 36,000 km away from the Earth's surface. In this way, the asteroid will be only 10% of the distance used by these spacecraft.
The-Sky-Live reveals that these asteroids are closely monitored by high-pressure position observations and celestial mechanics.
It was confirmed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) that the asteroid poses no risk to Earth. Although its size is considerable, even if it did hit the planet, much of it would be consumed by the atmosphere, releasing 9,000 tons of TNT.
Why this certainty of zero risk?
According to Marcelo Zurita, president of the Associação Paraibana de Astronomia (APA), for comparison purposes, 10 years ago, in Russia, the asteroid Chelyabinsk hit the Earth and exploded about 440 thousand tons of TNT, that is, the current asteroid has a very high value. smaller.
The passage of the asteroid 2023 BU will be transmitted in real time by the Virtual Telescope Project.