A newly discovered asteroid, measuring up to 114 feet (35 meters), is set to fly past Earth on May 18 at 24% of the average Earth-moon distance. You can watch the event unfold in real time with the Virtual Telescope Project livestream.
Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsA newly discovered asteroid the size of an adult blue whale is set to fly past Earth on May 18 at 24% of the average Earth -moon distance, and you can watch the event unfold in real time from the comfort of your home with this Virtual Telescope Project livestream.2026 JH2 was discovered on May 10 by the Mount Lemmon Survey in Arizona.
Follow-up observations estimate the asteroid measures between 52 and 114 feet based on its apparent brightness,will make its closest approach to Earth at 5:23 p.m. on May 18, when it passes within 56,628 miles , while traveling at 19,417 mph relative to Earth.
"At the time of the observation, the object will be moving pretty fast against the stars, but our advanced telescopes will precisely track 2026 JH2 while it will be almost at its minimum distance from us, peaking in brightness, aroundHaving shot past Earth, 2026 JH2 will embark on a 3.8-year round trip that will see it venture out close to the orbit of Jupiter before tracking an elliptical path back towards. Its next close pass of our planet won't come until the year 2060, when it will pass 17 times the Earth-moon distance. in April 2025 after contributing articles to outlets including IGN, New Atlas and Gizmodo.
He has a passion for the night sky, science, Hideo Kojima, and human space exploration, and can’t wait for the day when astronauts once again set foot on the moon.
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