An asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a 1 in 600 chance of impacting Earth, with NASA keeping a close eye on its orbit.
NASA's scientists are tracking a newly discovered asteroid that has a chance of impacting Earth in 2046.
It's a"very small" chance, according to NASA's Planetary Defence Coordination Office - about 1 in 600. The space agency's orbit analysts are keeping a close eye on the asteroid, which is about the size of an Olympic swimming pool.It was first spotted on 28 February.TwitterNASA's Asteroid Watch said its analysts will monitor 2023 DW and update predictions as more data comes in.
Astronomer Piero Sicoli, coordinator of the Italian Sormano Astronomical Observatory, laid out his calculations for the asteroid's trajectory on Twitter, estimating there to be a 1 in 400 chance of the asteroid hitting Earth. If it did, his calculations - based on what is currently known about the asteroid - suggest it could collide between the Indian Ocean and the east coast of the US. The red dots on the map indicate a possible impact zone.However, Mr Sicoli said he mapped the possible collision as an exercise and said"surely this possibility will soon be ruled out".
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