NASA alerted the world about the 6 giant asteroids heading towards earth. As per NASA’s report, these asteroids are hurtling towards earth and will be very close to earth next week.
Here are the details about the asteroids as per NASA.
230-foot Asteroid TL 2021
The 230-foot asteroid named 2021 TL will be making its closest Earth approach on January 9, 2023, at a distance of 5450000 kilometres, according to the information provided by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (UPL). The aeroplane-sized asteroid is also moving at a speed of 30420 kilometres per hour (8.45km/sec).
140-foot Asteroid 2022 YD5
Asteroid 2022 YD5, which is 140 feet huge, will be nearing Earth on January 12, 2023. Rushing at a mind-numbing speed of 38340 kilometres per hour (10.65 km/sec), it will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 3170000 kilometres.
260-foot Asteroid 2022 YZ2
Asteroid 2022 YZ2 is 260 feet, which is almost the size of a building. It will be making its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 6400000 kilometres on January 12, 2023. The speed of the asteroid as tracked by NASA is 23616 kilometres per hour.
130-foot Asteroid 2022 YS5
130-foot asteroid named 2022 YS5 will also be nearing Earth at the closest distance of 5970000 kilometres on January 13, 2023. The asteroid will be zooming towards the planet at a speed of 21528 kilometres per hour.
Asteroid 2014 LJ and 2022 YH3
On January 14, 2023, two asteroids namely 2014 LJ and 2022 YH3 will be rushing towards planet Earth at a speed of 12528 kmph KEEP UP WITH TECH and 58644 kmph respectively.
