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Here are some unpleasant news that still should not bother. Astronomers have discovered a semi -Earth asteroid with approximately 1 % chance to influence the Earth on December 22, 2032. Do not do the pencil in your calendar like the Day of Resurrection. The newly discovered asteroid space agencies are monitored and still learn more about them.
The asteroid was appointed 2024 YR4 and was first informed to Small planet center On December 27 last year. MPC, part of the International Astronomical Union, maintains an official catalog of things near Earth such as asteroids and comets. Reports, numbers and names of new discoveries. The asteroid was seen by multi -book.
The European Space Agency has placed 2024 years at the top Asteroid. Likewise, Space Rock now has the highest point NASA’s guard risk list. The Sentry menu contains all the well -known cakes close to the ground with a non -zero possibility of hitting the Earth.
Classification of the risk of asteroid effect
The effects of the risk of affecting Turin affect the effects of the asteroid and guilt. The newly discovered asteroid Sitting 2024 YR4 sits in the middle of the yellow region with a 3 class. White is not a danger. Red is the most dangerous.
The asteroid was classified in 3 on Torino’s risk scaleA tool to classify potential effects. This means that the year 2024 YR4 deserves attention from astronomers, public and public employees because its potential effect is less than a decade. “An object that reaches this level is not uncommon; there were many creatures in the past that reached this classification itself and eventually decreased with the emergence of more data,” NASA said In a statement on January 29.
The highest level on the Turino scale is 10, indicating a specific collision capable of catastrophic damage at the global level.
Current data shows that 2024 YR4 is the only large asteroid known with the possibility of influence above 1 %. NASA recalls people that there is a chance of approximately 99 % to the asteroid that will not affect our planet. These are the strong difficulties for our benefit.
2024 yr4 estimates
The asteroid is between 130 and 300 feet. For the scale, the length of the statue of freedom (the base of the statue) is about 300 feet. This is a worrying thing for the asteroid, but it is not “a planet killer.”
“This size affects the ground on average every few thousand years and may cause severe damage to a local area,” The European Space Agency said In a statement. The agency was contacted to the possibility of influence by 1.2 %.
An illustration of NASA space vehicle
Space agencies and organizations coordinate efforts to track the asteroid and better understand its path and size.
The space rock is currently in case of moving away from the Earth. ESA plans for a series of notes that will include the use of a very large strong telescope in Chile.
“The asteroid 2024 YR4 can fade from view before we can exclude any opportunity to influence in 2032,” said the European Space Agency. “In this case, the asteroid is likely to remain on the risk list of the European Space Agency to be observed again in 2028.”
NASA and other space agencies are working on planetary defense options in a dangerous asteroid. Nassa Double asteroid redirect test Mission succeeded in redirecting the asteroid by destroying a spacecraft in 2022. The European Space Agency suggested that a spacecake -based response could be explored if it turns out that 2024 YR4 represents a serious threat.
A lot of new information about the asteroid can appear in the next few months. In the best scenario, it will be reduced from “UH-OH” to “everything is fine, you don’t worry.”
