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Boris Shustov, scientific director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, announced that scientists will observe the flight of a huge asteroid near Earth.
Shostov told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, according to “Russia Today,” that asteroid number 52768 (1998 OR2), which ranges from 1.8 to 4 kilometers, will pass close to Earth at a distance of 6.29 Millions of kilometers (this distance is 16 times the distance to the Moon) at 12:56 pm on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The asteroid’s danger lies in the intersection of its path with Earth’s orbit only.
Shostov added: “Every object in space arouses the interest of science, and it is not necessary to see it from a distance of hundreds of millions of kilometers, and there is a special program to track objects visually and wirelessly.” Wireless telescopes will help us determine the asteroid’s flight speed with great precision, to determine its shape and even know its structure and structure.
The Russian expert also noted that these asteroids come from the main asteroid belt due to the phenomenon of vibrations on Jupiter. What is meant here is the effect of the planet’s gravitational pull and its role in keeping asteroids within the solar system. He added that the fall of asteroids in the region of vibrations remains a mystery to scientists. Noting that this huge asteroid also came from there. But how do I move from a circular orbit to a longitudinal orbit? This is what scientists care about.
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