Updated: September 6, 2020 at 12:21:39 p.m.
Aster G eid is believed to be twice the size of the Pyramids of Giza (Source: Representative Image / Getty)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is abandoning a planet that is twice the size of the pyramids of the Izanic Egyptian monument Giza. September This giant celestial body is expected to collide with the Earth’s orbit. According to reports, the planet is 270 meters wide and 886 feet tall.
The giant asteroid is classified as the Apollo asteroid because it crosses the Earth’s orbit. It was first discovered by astronomers a decade ago and was called 465824 (2010 FR).
However, scientists at the Center for Neer-Earth Ject Budget Studies (CNEOS) confirmed that, like many asteroids that flew late to our planet, they would not be at risk.
According to NASA, NEO is a term used to refer to “comets and asteroids that are orbited by the gravitational pull of nearby planets that could allow them to enter Earth’s neighborhood.”
The asteroid in question is the NEO and is within 1.3 astronomical units of the Sun (1.au = 14,95,97,871 kilometers).
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Although these types of asteroids are harmless due to their distance from Earth, they may come closer than expected due to the gravitational pull of other planets, which may result in a change in their orbit. Not only that, but the Yarkovsky effect could also push the planet into orbit. The orbit changes when a planet absorbs sunlight and then releases the energy back as heat or radiation.
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“Occasionally, the orbital path of an asteroid is affected by the gravitational tug of the planets, causing their orbits to change. Scientists believe that orbiting asteroids or fragments that have collided in the past have played a major role in the evolution of our planet in the past, ”said NASA.
Also, on September 1, the asteroid 2011 ES4 will be closer to our planet than the moon. The estimated distance of the asteroid from the Earth is 1.2 lakh km. Another asteroid named 2020 QG5 is orbiting close to Earth on the same day after 16 years. Both of these asteroids will not be dangerous for our planet as well as because of the distance and its small size, which will be destroyed as soon as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.
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