Despite the large size of the asteroid 6037 (1988 EG), with a diameter of up to 960 m, there is no danger from its approach to Earth on August 23. About this TV channel “360” aforementioned Anatoly Zaitsev, Director General of the Planetary Protection Center NP.
“If you’re talking about size – about a kilometer – then that happens quite rarely. But overall, the latest observational statistics show that about 300 asteroids fly in Earth’s gravitational field annually, meaning this happens almost every day. But their size, of course, is much smaller – from a few meters to hundreds of meters, ”said the astronomer.
According to him, the inhabitants of Earth will not feel the approaching flight of the asteroid. He added that it would likely not be possible to see with the naked eye, but astronomers would be able to do it with a telescope.
Zaitsev also pointed to the need to create an international planetary defense system, something scientists have been trying to achieve since the 1990s. It should include systems for examining intelligence and response. According to him, there are technologies for their creation.
A potentially dangerous asteroid fly On August 23, about 6 million km from Earth, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Objects Research reported on August 9. It is expected to fly at this distance at approximately 11:18 Moscow time. The minimum distance between the celestial body and the Earth would be 0.04 astronomical units, or almost 6.1 million km.
ancient scientists discovered Ancient water marks on the asteroid Itokawa.