An asteroid the size of a bus dangerously close to the Ground.
We are talking about a 12-meter space object that was opened by the participants of the project The Virtual Telescope Project.
Scientists, observing the near-earth space with the aid of remotely operated telescopes in the shadow of the Earth noticed a 12-meter asteroid.
It turned out that this unknown space object, which was called 2016 VA.
A few hours after the asteroid opened, he approached as close and dangerous distance to the Earth – 75,000 miles.
According to scientists, space object with a size similar to the bus. For comparison, we recall that the Chelyabinsk meteorite in cross-section consisted of approximately 20 meters and weighed 13,000 tons at the time of entry into earth’s atmosphere.
At this time, scientists continue to study the asteroid 2016 VA.
According to experts, it is the first space of its kind that is completely hidden in the shadow of the earth.
