Just detected Asteroid (2019 XN) is classified as an Apollo NEO. The closest approach to Earth will happen on December 6, 2019, around 11:48 UTC. The Asteroid is headed towards Earth at 21,000 miles per hour but will miss by 500,000 miles. The estimated size of the object is between 7.9 meters to 18 meters 60 (feet).
Closest Approach Distance from Earth
- Lunar Distance: 2.41
- Astronomical Units: 0.00620
- Miles: 576,326
This object was discovered three days ago, December 3, 2019.
It seems like something odd is going on in space due to all these newly discovered asteroid but nothing is changing. It’s that we are just getting better on discovering these smaller objects that have been flying around the same time that our solar system and Earth were formed.
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