7m asteroid about to hit Earth
Scientists estimate that asteroid 2018 DV1 will fly by about 113,000 km from Earth.
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7 meter asteroid is about to fly close to Earth |
The 7-meter-wide asteroid named 2018 DV1 will pass about 113,000 kilometers from Earth on March 2.SpaceAstronomers first spotted the asteroid on February 26 using telescopes at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, USA.
2018 DV1 flew past Earth after 2018 DU, another asteroid, also flew close to Earth in late February. During the flight, asteroid 2018 DU came within about 315,000 km of Earth.
Scientists in the Virtual Telescope Project discovered another asteroid named 2017 VR12 that will fly past Earth on March 7. The closest distance when this asteroid flies past Earth will be 1.4 million km. Asteroid 2017 VR12 is 150 - 470 m wide, classified by NASA as a potentially hazardous asteroid.
