2019 GC6
2019 GC6 is a potentially hazardous asteroid in a near-Earth orbit around the Sun. The asteroid was detected by NASA's Catalina Sky Survey on 9 April 2019, a few days before it made its first-observed pass through the cislunar region at a distance of 136,000 miles (219,000 km), comparable to roughly half the average distance from the Earth to the Moon.[1][2]
The dimensions of the asteroid are estimated between 7.5–30 metres (25–98 ft) and it has been compared to size of a house.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Massive asteroid will pass Earth closer than the Moon". The Independent. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b Weitering, Hanneke; Astronomy. "A House-Size Asteroid Zipped by Earth Today". Space.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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