According to calculations, he was at a safe distance from the Ground.
NASA experts have reported about the large asteroid that passed by Earth.
The message of his approach was published by the minor planet Center.
According to calculations, he was at a safe distance from Land, 500 thousand km by 1.3 times and further distances to the moon. At a minimum distance from the Earth asteroid been found in 6.13 GMT 31 Oct. Asteroid 2016 UR36 was discovered very recently, on October 25, using a telescope in Hawaii Pan-STARRS.
Information about it for 10 minutes and was transferred to the early warning system Scout, after which the asteroid was spotted by other telescopes. According to various estimates, the size of the asteroid be from 5 to 25 m.
