The one-kilometer asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 will pass Earth a little farther away than you could see with binoculars. However, if you have a telescope, get ready for a unique spectacle.
The asteroid is also larger than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and is one of the “potentially dangerous asteroids” due to its size and regular visits to Earth. However, there is no cause for concern as the asteroid will pass at a distance of 1.93 million kilometers from our planet, five times farther from the Earth-Moon distance, with a probability of miscalculation of only 133 kilometers. The closest passage from Earth will make it on January 18, but it will be visible to telescopes even from next week.
Its previous transit from Earth was in 1933 at a distance of 1.1 million kilometers, while its orbit around the Sun lasts 1 year and 7 months in Earth time and its distance from it varies between 0.9 and 1.8 times the distance of the Earth from the Sun. His next passage from Earth is expected in 2105.
The asteroid will move at 19.56 kilometers per second and in the night sky will look like a star. Those of you who have a telescope can use the map below to point your telescope to the right side of the sky.
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