Massive asteroid 1998 OR2 to fly by planet Earth today!Author : AZIndia News Desk
An asteroid, approximately estimated to be 1.2 miles wide, will fly by Earth on Wednesday (April 29).
However, it's not expected to collide with our planet as its got a wide trajectory to it.
Named as 52768 (1998 OR2), this asteroid was first spotted back in 1998. On April 29, it will come within 3,908,791 miles of Earth while moving at a blistering speed of 19,461 miles per hour.
The flyby is expected to occur at 5:56 a.m. ET, according to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), they have been tracking this asteroid for 20 years nows.
If it did collided Earth, the asteroid is "large enough to cause global effects," according to NASA, back when the asteroid was first discovered.
The rocky giant was classified as a potentially hazardous object due to it being bigger than 500 feet and comes within Earth's 5 million mile orbit.
It is also the largest asteroid expected to zoom by Earth within the next two months.