Asteroid 2013 NK4 will pass Earth on April 15 at a much greater distance, with a diameter of about 2,000 feet.
Asteroid 2024 GJ2 will approach Earth on April 11 at a distance of approximately 3% the distance between Earth and moon, with a diameter of 2.5-5 meters.
NASA will study asteroid 2013 NK4 using DSS-14 Goldstone radar antenna from April 13-19 and NASA’s 34-meter DSS-35 dish antenna on April 14.
Two asteroids, 2024 GJ2 and 2013 NK4, will make close passes by Earth on April 11 and April 15, respectively. Here's what we know about these space rocks.
Firstly, asteroid 2024 GJ2 is expected to approach Earth on April 11 at a distance of approximately 3%, or just three percent the distance between the Earth and the moon. This asteroid, which was discovered on April 9, measures between 2.5 and 5 meters (8.2 and 16 feet) in diameter, making it roughly the size of a car.
NASA has cataloged nearly 35,000 near-Earth asteroids to date. Asteroid 2024 GJ2's closest approach will occur at 18:28:42 UTC on April 11, and its next closest flyby won't occur until 2093.
Secondly, asteroid 2013 NK4 is a larger asteroid with a diameter of about 2,000 feet (610 meters). It will pass Earth on April 15 at a much greater distance than the moon. People with telescopes can observe this asteroid fly by Earth on nights of April 16 and 17.
Asteroid 2013 NK4 has an elliptical orbit that takes it past Mars and in between Venus and Mercury. It orbits the sun every 378 days at a speed of 36,909 miles per hour (59,400 km per hour) relative to Earth.
NASA will study asteroid 2013 NK4 using DSS-14 Goldstone radar antenna from April 13-19 and NASA's 34-meter DSS-35 dish antenna on April 14.
Asteroid 2024 GJ2 will make a close pass by Earth on April 11, coming within 11,600 miles (18,700 kilometers)
The asteroid is roughly the size of a car and measures between 2.5 and 5 meters (8.2 and 16 feet) in diameter
The asteroid's closest approach to Earth will occur at 2:28:42 p.m. EDT (18:28:42 GMT)
NASA has cataloged nearly 35,000 near-Earth asteroids to date
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Asteroid 2024 GJ2 is around 2.2 to 4.9 meters (7.2 feet to 16 feet) in size
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The author makes no explicit fallacious statements in the article. However, there is an appeal to authority when the author mentions that astronomers have calculated the asteroid's closest approach distance and that NASA has cataloged nearly 35,000 near-Earth asteroids.
] Astronomers believe the asteroid's closest approach distance to Earth will occur at 2:28:42 p.m. EDT (18:28:42 GMT) on Thursday, at a distance of 11,600 miles (18,700 kilometers). [
NASA has cataloged nearly 35,000 near-Earth asteroids to date,
