Several asteroids the size of an airplane passing the earth, from tonight - how to see them

None of the asteroids threatens the planet, confirms NASA.


It's always exciting when a new cosmic event Come, that you manage to see a film star or to see a rare solar eclipse. But it is even more exciting when several events occur in a week, which is exactly the case right now. According to Dashboard of the nasa asteroid watch , five asteroids will pass the earth this week, three of which are the size of the planes - and one which is even larger. Read the rest to find out how you can see them for yourself, from tonight.

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An asteroid the size of a house is passing this evening.

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According to the NASA dashboard, the first asteroid (2021 Ja5) measures approximately 59 feet, which is comparable to the size of a house. It is to pass the earth this evening, located at less than 3.17 million miles from our planet to its nearest approach. For reference, the average distance between earth and our moon is around 239,000 miles.

If you are not lucky to take 2021 Ja5 tonight, rest assured that you will have many more options for the visualization of asteroids in the coming days.

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Four other asteroids should go through the earth this week.

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Friday, September 8, two asteroids will pass. One is the size of an airplane at 83 feet (2023 QC5), while the other (2020 GE) is a little smaller, at 26 feet, which is about the size of a Standard bus. According to NASA, 2023 QC5 will go to less than 2.53 million miles from earth to the nearest, while 2020 GE will go to less than 3.56 million miles. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Two other asteroids pass after Sunday September 10, which are both the size of an airplane. The first, 2023 QE8, measures a huge size of 170 feet - and it will get closest to everyone's land, less than 946,000 miles. The second Sunday asteroid, 2023 QF6, measures 68 feet, located at less than 1.65 million miles from us.

Asteroids greater than 150 meters and are less than 4.6 million miles of the earth are considered "potentially dangerous objects". While the five asteroids to come meet the distance requirements, but not to size, they are not threat.

"The five asteroids are will not collide with the earth. They will pass, " Paul Chodas , director of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEO) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA in California, told CBS8.

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Visit the NASA website to see these asteroids pass us in real time.

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Identify an asteroid to the naked eye can be hard , and the visualization of some of the largest in our sky always requires a telescope. However, you can see asteroids and comets in real time by visiting NASA Eyes on asteroids Page, which uses CNEO data to calculate "high precision orbits".

Using the card, you can see exactly where the following five asteroids are orbit and consult the live countdown when each object will get closest to the earth. Tonight, 2021 Ja5 will go through us at 5:31:38. EASTERN Standard Time (East), according to the card.

Another exciting event takes place next month.

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In just over a month, you can attend another cosmic event, it is quite rare. It is a "fire ring" solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth at its most distant distance. According to NASA, because it is so far, the moon appears smaller in the sky and does not completely cover the sun, creating a thin exterior " fire ring . ""

The annual event is scheduled for Saturday, October 14, from the northwest coast and moving south. According to NASA, the "annular" or ringing eclipse will be visible from Oregon, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Texas and certain parts of California, Idaho , from California and Arizona. A partial solar eclipse will be visible in the 48 contiguous American states, as well as Alaska.

NASA declares that it is the last annular solar eclipse which will occur until June 21, 2039. At that time, Alaska will be the only American state to see it.

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