Detect an asteroid that will pass close to Earth

Hello Steemit! An asteroid between 5.6 and 12 meters will approach the Earth on March 2 and will go to about 111,300 kilometers, less than a third of the average distance that separates a planet from the Moon; it is an approximation in astronomical terms "close" but there is no possibility of collision. Astronomers confirm that it will be the sixth closest to our planet

Our planet is at constant risk due to the large number of space rocks that travel relatively close to Earth's orbit, and this is the reason why scientists have the task of observing the sky day and night to find any possible threat .

The scientists announced that the rock has an estimated diameter of between 18.4 and 39.4 feet, and overflying at a relative speed of 4 miles per second.

The asteroid DV1 2018 was discovered by Mount Lemmon Survey located in Arizona.

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Of the more than 600,000 asteroids registered in our Solar System, about 12,000 are listed as NEO.

It is classified as NEO, objects close to the Earth; it is considered NEO if, in its orbit around the Sun, it passes less than 50 million kilometers from Earth, this corresponds to a third of the distance from Earth to the Sun.

The last asteroid observed by most people was the 2002 AJ129, larger than a skyscraper, which flew over Earth on February 4 this year at more than 34 kilometers per second.

This rocky body is fundamental for its study: above all to guarantee data of mass and size, and to know its density, from the data of its rotation.

Telescopes from different parts of the world can observe and control and from home they can "chase" through the Internet, thanks to an agreement between the project "The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0" and the Tenagra Observatory in Arizona (USA).