Skywatchers will be able to get a glimpse of the asteroid 2013 NK4 in the night sky this week if they use a telescope.
A 2,000-foot-long asteroid stormed past Earth this morning. The asteroid in question is 2013 NK4. It’s almost twice as big as the doomsday asteroid Apophis, which is expected to pass close to the Earth in 2029. While the asteroid might have blown past our planet this morning, the best time to see it in the night sky is actually tomorrow, April 16. Here’s how. The asteroid is an annual passerby here on Earth. It follows an elliptical orbit that sees it orbiting the sun every 378 days.
also plans to study NK4 over the coming days and years to learn more about the annual visitor.
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