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POT she is constantly engaged in observing space in search of news, and one of the latest led her into confusion. Thanks to six radar observations, the US space agency discovered an unusually elongated asteroid that passed near the Earth. Earth a few days ago. This space rock is three times as long as it is wide, a rather irregular size for this type of celestial body.
According to what was reported POT through its official page, the asteroid gets a name 2011 AG5 and has an approximate shape and size Empire State Building from NY if you remove the 67.7-meter antenna from above. The closest approach of the space rock occurred on February 3, when it was at a distance of 1.7 million kilometers from our planet. For comparison, James Webb Space Telescope It is located 1.6 million km from the city of Earth.
A strange asteroid flew near the Earth
asteroid 2011 AG5 It was first discovered, as its name suggests, in 2011. However, only a few weeks ago, a celestial body approached close enough for scientists to get a good look at it. Its dimensions are about 487 meters long and 152 meters wide. The observation was carried out Goldstone Solar System Radar on the object Deep Space Network from January 29 to February 4.
According to the team that discovered and measured the asteroid, it is an extremely long specimen. “Of the 1,040 near-Earth objects observed by planetary radar to date, this is one of the most elongated objects we have ever seen.”said Lance BannerLeading Researcher Jet Propulsion Laboratory belonging POT.
The group also found that the rotation speed 2011 AG5 it is quite slow, as it takes about nine hours to complete one revolution. Another asteroid pass through Earth This won’t happen until 2040, when it will come within 10,000 kilometers of our planet, about three times closer than Moon. At the moment, it continues its 621-day orbit around Sun.
One of the rarest asteroids observed by NASA
Objects near Earth regularly pass by our planet and POT he constantly watches over them with his various instruments and installations. In January, the asteroid flew about 3,000 km over South America, making it one of the closest documented flybys of a near-Earth object. Luckily, it didn’t cause any harm.
POT recently upgraded its collision monitoring system to be ready in the event of a close impact of an object Earth threatens to crash into the planet. In September the mission DART belonging POT successfully changed the orbit of a small asteroid located about 10.9 million kilometers from Earth, one of the first demonstrations that humanity is able to change the movement of objects in space.
Recent asteroid sighting 2011 AG5 this has given astronomers the opportunity to better understand the variety of forms of celestial bodies that exist in space. Most of these space objects are spheres or discs, so it has always been unusual to find objects of such an elongated shape.
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I am Ben Stock, a passionate and experienced digital journalist working in the news industry. At the Buna Times, I write articles covering technology developments and related topics. I strive to provide reliable information that my readers can trust. My research skills are top-notch, as well as my ability to craft engaging stories on timely topics with clarity and accuracy.