A "City Killer" Asteroid Approaching Earth: All You Need To Know About It
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Some asteroids are given the title of "city killers" because they are capable of destroying an entire city if they collide with an inhabited part of Earth.
American space agency NASA has said that a "city killer" asteroid will pass by Earth on Wednesday (February 7, 2024). On its closest approach, the celestial object will be 5.4 million kilometres away from our planet. The asteroid named 2023 SP1 will be zipping along at about 11.79 kmph and measures roughly 244 metres across, or roughly the size of a US football stadium, according to NASA. According to a web page on NASA's jet propulsion laboratory (JPL), the asteroid will next fly by Earth on October 7, 2027.
Some asteroids are given the title of "city killers" because they are capable of destroying an entire city if they collide with an inhabited part of Earth.
However, this asteroid will be too small and far away to see without a telescope.
