In July 2023 Five Asteroids Will Come Close to Earth

In July, five large asteroids will approach Earth at a potentially hazardous distance. The largest among them is as big as a stadium, while the smallest is the size of a house.

This is repoted by NASA.

Here is a brief summary of each asteroid:

1. Asteroid 2023 MT1: On July 3rd, it will pass by Earth at a distance of 685,000 kilometers. Its size can be likened to that of a private house, measuring 14 meters.

2. Asteroid 2023 HO6: This asteroid is moving at an incredible speed of 27,972 kilometers per hour. It will fly past Earth on July 5th at a distance of approximately 2.05 million kilometers. The size of this asteroid is around 171 meters.

3. Asteroid 2023 ME4: This asteroid has dimensions comparable to that of an aircraft. It will pass by Earth at a distance of 706,000 kilometers on the following day. Additionally, on the same date, a "twin" of the aforementioned asteroid, named 2023 LH2, will also pass by us.

On Friday, July 7th, a colossal rock the size of a stadium, named 2019 LH5, will pass by our planet at a distance of 3,550,000 kilometers.

It is worth noting that if celestial objects approach our planet within a distance closer than 7.8 million kilometers, they are classified as potentially hazardous as they may pose a threat to Earth.

As reported by The Gaze, astronomers have mapped the orbits of almost all potentially hazardous asteroids with a diameter of over one kilometer (0.6 miles) and investigated the possible closest encounters with Earth. They accomplished this through a series of simulations, charting as many possible orbital trajectories as they could, considering uncertainties in current orbital positions and velocities.

One specific object, asteroid 7482, has been identified as particularly dangerous. This asteroid will spend a significant amount of time near Earth during the next millennium. Although it does not necessarily mean that it will collide with our planet, it represents the highest probability of impact within the next thousand years.

In total, astronomers have identified 28 candidates as having a non-zero probability of a "deep impact," meaning they will pass at a distance less than the distance to the Moon.

None of these objects will collide with Earth in the nearest hundred or thousand years. However, if we want to ensure long-term survival, we must certainly pay attention to them.