While this asteroid will complete its March flyby of Earth without much incident, astronomers are concerned about another newly discovered asteroid. However, future analysis will help determine whether that risk is real, as with all newly discovered asteroids. Some also say there is a very small impact risk in 2026. It’s also possible that estimates of the asteroid’s size will grow smaller as more precise measurements are captured during the asteroid’s March flyby of Earth. says that the asteroid’s distance will make it appear as a slow-moving star in smaller telescopes.Īstronomers are paying careful attention to the asteroid to get a better idea of its orbit, which is currently estimated to complete a circuit around the Sun every 3.17 years.
That number might seem significant, but it is relatively slow for an asteroid compared to other asteroids that have completed flybys of our planet.
When this 210-foot asteroid completes its March flyby of our planet, it will travel roughly 17,426 miles per hour (28,044 km/h).
Captured via NASA’s small-body database orbit viewer. Snapshot of 2023 DZ2’s orbit passing between Earth and Moon.
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