Asteroid 2016 AJ193, which refers to the class of potentially dangerous, August 21 will approach the Earth, said the press service of the Moscow Planetaria in conversation with RIA Novosti.
“There is a whole class of asteroids, which are called” asteroids, bringing together with earth. “Those of them, which in the non-distant future can come closer to Earth at a distance of 7.5 million kilometers or less, considered potentially dangerous objects,” – Said in the planetarium.
It is noted that according to the calculations of NASA specialists, the asteroid 2016 AJ193 approaches the Earth as much as possible – about 3.4 million kilometers – August 21. The diameter of the flying asteroid is estimated at about 1.4 kilometers. At the same time, the planetarium added that but for the planet this asteroid threat does not represent,
According to scientists, those celestial bodies are most dangerous, which are not tracked by astronomers and the world will find out about them only after falling.
On July 25, the giant sizes of meteorite exploded in the sky over Norway. The residual glow was recorded on the video. It is noted that it is a rare and very large object. At the moment, it is not known the place of its fall, as well as the material from which it consists.