Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (612356) 2002 JX8 close encounter: online observation – 8 May 2025
Next 9 May, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (612356) 2002 JX8 will have a close, but safe close encounter with our planet, coming as close as 4.2 million of kilometers, 10.9 times the average lunar distance (source: JPL/Nasa). We will show it live.
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (612356) 2002 JX8: poster of the event.
The potentially hazardous asteroid (612356) 2002 JX8 was discovered on 4 May 2002 by the LINEAR Survey. Its diameter is estimated in the 230-510 meters range, while the minimum distance will be reached on 9 May 2025, at 11:02 UTC (source: Nasa/JPL). Of course, there are no risks at all for our planet.
A similar close approach happens one time every one year on average, accordingly to JPL Center for NEO Studies (CNEOS).
The Virtual Telescope Project will show it live, online, on 8 May 2025, starting at 20:30 UTC, when the object will be approaching us. You can join us and spot this rock in real-time from the comfort of your home.
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