An asteroid, called 2024 YR4, has a one in 83 chance of hitting earth within the next decade, according to astronomers.

The asteroid is estimated to be 58 metres (or more than 190 feet) wide, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;per NASA\u2019s Eyes on Asteroids webpage&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroids/#/2024_yr4&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroids/#/2024_yr4" target="_blank">per NASA’s Eyes on Asteroids webpage</a>, and takes just over four years to complete one solar orbit. The date given for its next closest approach to earth is Dec. 22, 2032.

2024 YR4 is ranked first on the <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the European Space Agency\u2019s&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://neo.ssa.esa.int/risk-list&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://neo.ssa.esa.int/risk-list" target="_blank">the European Space Agency’s</a> risk list, a catalogue of all objects with a non-zero impact probability. There are currently 1,744 near-earth asteroids on the list.

The asteroid, 2024 YR4, is estimated to be 58 metres wide and could cause an explosion in the atmosphere or an impact crater on the ground.{ai:summary}<p>Astronomers have identified asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a one in 83 chance of impacting Earth within the next decade. The 58-meter-wide asteroid orbits the sun every four years and is set to make its closest approach on December 22, 2032.</p><p>2024 YR4 is currently ranked first on the European Space Agency's risk list, which tracks near-Earth objects with a non-zero impact probability. There are 1,744 such asteroids cataloged. #science</p>

Asteroid has one in 83 chance of hitting earth in 2032, astronomers say

Loading...