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[EN VIDÉO] Patrick Michel talks to us about asteroids Astrophysicist Patrick Michel, who knows a lot about asteroids, tells us about these celestial objects that we encounter…
Last weekend, a newly discovered asteroid tore through the sky over Germany.
Spectacle in the sky over Germany: A meteorite disintegrated a few hours after it was discovered
And now astronomers are telling us about another newly discovered asteroid that will fly as close to our Earth as possible this Saturday, January 27th.
Follow the asteroid as it approaches
The Virtual Telescope Project offers a live broadcast. The asteroid will fly only 354,000 kilometers from our planet. That's slightly less than the distance that separates us from our moon. According to NasaNasa, this will happen at 6:30 p.m. Paris time.
An asteroid harmless to Earth
Astronomers discovered this near-Earth Apollo-type asteroid – of which scientists have identified nearly 20,000 examples – less than ten days ago. A 37 meter wide object they named 2024 BJ. According to the researchers' calculations, the asteroid will first fly close to the moon before paying a short visit to our Earth. With an estimated cruising speed of around 22,850 km/h. But all this without any danger to our planet, astronomers assure.