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2024 MK is a near-Earth object with a diameter around 150 meters that flew past Earth on June 29, 2024. [1] It was discovered by ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland on 16 June 2024. [2] This asteroid travels in both the main-belt and in the near-Earth region. It passed Earth on 29 June 2024 at a distance of 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers).
The asteroid came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 22 November 2024. The asteroid made a close approach to Earth on 25 December 2024, two days before its discovery. During this encounter, the asteroid passed 828,800 km (515,000 mi; 2.156 LD) from Earth and then 488,300 km (303,400 mi; 1.270 LD) from the Moon. [3]
Asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2024 include: Asteroid Perigee Date in 2024 2009 JV 1: 0.0571 AU (19.21 LD) January 5 2021 BL 3: 0.0441 AU (17.16 LD) January 23 [1]
A massive asteroid could slam into Earth - but you’ll have to wait a while for it to arrive. Known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, the nearly 200-foot large space rock could hit just before Christmas of ...
An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend. Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth Saturday morning, passing by at about three-quarters the distance ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, NASA reports. Astronomers all over the world are watching the asteroid, trying to narrow down its future path.
Trajectory of 2004 FH in the Earth–Moon system Goldstone radar images of asteroid 2007 PA 8 's Earth flyby in 2012. This is a list of examples where an asteroid or meteoroid travels close to the Earth. Some are regarded as potentially hazardous objects if they are estimated to be large enough to cause regional devastation.
An asteroid burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere just hours after it was detected last month, the European Space Agency revealed in its latest newsletter.. The asteroid, called 2024 UQ, was first ...