Question: What is the name of massive asteroids that has passed close to the Earth in February 2018?
(a) 2002 AP 128
(b) 2002 AJ 129
(c) 2003 AJ 139
(d) 2003 AJ 129
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On February 4th, 2018, a massive asteroid Passed close the Earth
- The name of this asteroid is 2002AJ129.
- It was expected to be the largest and speediest space object to whiz past the Earth in 2018.
- At the time of closest approach, the asteroid was no closer than 10 times the distance between Earth and the Moon (about 2.6 million miles, or 4.2 million kilometers).
- The 0.7-mile long body is larger than the tallest building on Earth, Dubai’s half-mile high Burj Khalifa skyscraper.
- Its speed was 76,000 miles / hour (122, 400 km / h).
- NASSA has classified this asteroid as Potentially Hazardous.