It's as big as the Eiffel Tower and will pass by Earth 12 times in the next 175 years 👨🚀👩🚀
An asteroid the size of the Eiffel Tower, will pass Earth in the early part of next month.Measuring around 1,080-foot long, the hefty space rock will be travelling at around 4,000mph.designated as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid
by Nasa. That’s because, were something to change its trajectory, any impact would be devastating for humankind. However, Nasa is very interested in 4660 Nereus – which was first identified in 1982. The space agency reckons it could beOver the course of the next 175 years, its orbit will swing it back close to Earth 12 times. It orbits the sun every 664 days and is due to pass nearby again in March, 2031 and November, 2050.
In 2060, it will come even closer to Earth – passing us by just 750,000 miles according to calculations.When it passes us next month, this Christmas asteroid will be ten times the distance to the moon. Space experts say 4660 Nereus is larger than 90% of asteroids but still tiny compared to the largest ones they’ve observed.
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