Exciting news for astronomers: A bus-sized asteroid will pass close to Earth tonight, and you can see it live. The smaller asteroid, known as 2022 GN1, will travel at a distance of 127,000 km, which is much closer than the Moon, but at a shorter but safer distance.

Before he gets too excited, it’s hard to find him on his own, so you can see him in the live stream of the hosting event Virtual Telescope Project.

The broadcast will go live on April 5 (April 6 at 0100 GMT) at 9:00 EDT, you can watch it live either in the window below or Virtual Telescope Project Website. We are joining the show and will be giving a countdown and event updates to our Facebook accounts. Facebook And Twitter.

2022 GN1 is a newly discovered object that astronomers discovered on Friday, April 1, using data collected by the Panstars Telescope at Halekala, Maui, Hawaii. It is about the size of a large bus and is estimated to be 7.2 to 16 meters wide. The Close Flyby dates are between April 5 and 6, at a speed of approximately 34,500 mph and its closest point is approximately 11:02 pm EDT (03:02 GMT). (Remember to convert to your local time if this does not match).

Suspicious asteroid has been listed as dangerous NASA Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS)It does not collide with Earth, however, and has a very close approach distance compared to other asteroids of similar size.

Every day our planet receives a lot of small impacts from particles from space, which are very small and we can distinguish them when they burn in the atmosphere. Of course, this does not mean that we have been spared major collisions, in fact, scientists are wary of these possible conditions and constantly monitor threatening asteroids.

According to CNEOSAt an average interval of 10,000 years, rock or iron asteroids larger than 100 meters will reach the Earth’s surface and cause local disasters or tidal waves that will submerge low-lying areas. Every millions of years, an asteroid larger than one kilometer can cause global catastrophes.

Currently, we do not have to worry about a global catastrophe caused by the impact of an asteroid, on the contrary, we can enjoy the views of one’s close pass. As with tonight’s asteroid 2022 GN1, it’s a unique opportunity to see it next time in August 2056. Well, if you do not want to wait that long, it’s in front of you now.

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