NASA: Asteroid 5,900ft wide will pass Earth next week, biggest of year

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The asteroid is scheduled to make its close approach on May 27, when it will come within around 2.5 million miles of the Earth.

The large space rock, dubbed 7335 , is estimated to measure around 5,900 feet across, figures from NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies show.

According to NASA's figures, no other near-Earth object that is scheduled to make a close approach to the Earth in 2022 is as large as 1989 JA. Stock image showing an asteroid. A huge asteroid is set to fly past the Earth later this month, the largest to make a close approach this year, according to NASA.As the asteroid flies past the Earth, it will be traveling at a staggering speed of around 47,200 miles per hour.

Among the other larger asteroids to have made a close approach to the Earth in 2022 include the space rock 7482 —which passed earlier this year and is thought to measure around 3,330 feet across.

 

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