The asteroid, often known as 7335 (1989 JA), will miss our planet by some 4 million kilometres, however on account of its monster dimension and “comparatively shut proximity” it has been deemed “probably hazardous” by NASA.
To turn out to be a NEO, an astronomical object should go inside roughly 48 kilometres of Earth’s orbit, nevertheless nearly all of that are very small.
NASA says that 7335 (1989 JA) is the biggest asteroid that can make a detailed method to Earth this yr and is bigger than 99 per cent of NEOs which are tracked.
Estimates reveal that the item is touring at roughly 76,000 km/h – greater than 20 occasions quicker than a bullet shot from a gun.
The asteroid, often known as (7482) 1994 PC1, had an estimated diameter of about one kilometre.
The celestial physique was additionally classed as a probably hazardous, however handed by Earth on January 18.
