Asteroid 1998 OR2 to safely fly past Earth on April 29
The fear that a huge asteroid which will fly past Earth tomorrow i.e April 29 might collide with our planet is haunting people. The asteroid named 1992 OR2 will pass close to the Earth on Tuesday, 29 April. But rest assured, there is nothing to fear. It will pass through a distance of 6 million km from the Earth. In such a situation, there is no possibility of holocaust and tsunami on earth. This information has been given NASA.
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At this time many social media platforms are running news like the collision with the earth and the holocaust. Due to which there is an atmosphere of panic among the people. Scientists have completely ruled out the possibility of this asteroid colliding with the Earth.
Asteroid will pass far away from the earth
The size of the asteroid coming close to the Earth is believed to be about four km. Scientists have named it Asteroid 1998 OR-2. Its orbit is flat. It was discovered in 1998. Since then, scientists are constantly studying it. It takes 1344 days to revolve around the Sun. As vast as it is, if it collides with the earth, there is no doubt that it can bring a great disaster, but nothing like this is going to happen. When it passes close to the earth, the distance between the earth and it will be 63 lakh km.
Asteroid will return again in 2197
As such, the distance the distance of 6 million km is not much in astronomical terms, but there is no possibility of its collision with the earth. So these days the rumors going on in internet and social media are baseless. In future also, this asteroid will pass very closely. Scientists have also calculated it. When Asteroid 1998 OR-2 reaches close to the earth in 2197, its distance will be 18 lakh km from the earth. Even then it is unlikely to hit the earth.
