New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: On September 14, an asteroid will pass from near the Earth and according to NASA, it is larger than some of the tallest buildings on Earth. The asteroid 2000 QW7 has a diameter between 951 to 2131 feet. The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa of Dubai. Its height is 2,717 feet. The second tallest building is Shanghai Tower, it is 2,073 feet high.
According to NASA, the asteroid will be travelling at a speed of 14,361 mph (23111.79 km per hour) when it reaches close to Earth on September 14 at 7:54 am. At that time, its distance from Earth will be 3,312,944 miles (53 lakh 31 thousand 666 km).
Astronomers believe that the asteroid will not pose any threat. But NASA's Center for Near Earth Object (NEO) is constantly monitoring this. In June, astronomers reported that telescopes could warn people to avoid an asteroid.
Astronomers at the University of Hawaii detected a small asteroid on the morning of 22 June before it entered the Earth's atmosphere. ATLAS and PAN-STARRS survey telescope were used for this. It was a 2019 MO asteroid, with a diameter of 13 feet.
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Its distance while passing from near the earth was 3,10,685 mi (5,00,000 km) by the ATLAS . The asteroid was visible four times in 30 minutes at midnight in Hawaii. If an asteroid passes through a radius of 149.6 million km (149.6 million km) from Earth, it is considered near the Earth.