Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2020 XR close encounter: online observation – 3 Dec. 2024.
Next 4 Dec. 2024, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 XR will have a close, but safe encounter with us, coming at about 2.2 millions of km from the Earth, 5.7 times the average lunar distance. The Virtual Telescope Project will show it to you live!
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2020 XR close encounter: poster of the event.
* See asteroid 2020 XR close encounter live HERE! *
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2020 XR was discovered on 4 Dec. 2020 by the Panstarrs Survey. Its diameter is estimated in the 290-650 meters range meters, while the minimum distance will be reached on 4 Dec. 2024, at 05:287 UTC (source: Nasa/JPL), 4 years after its discovery. 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 3 Dec. Sept. 2024, almost at its minimum distance from us and at its brightest, while still visible from the Northern hemisphere. This way, you can spot this rock in real-time from the comfort of your home.
The live feed will start on 3 Dec. 2024, at 18:30 UTC.
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