Recently Spotted Asteroid Set for Near Miss With Earth from hyper system 20 Watch Video

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Recently Spotted Asteroid, Set for Near Miss With Earth.<br/>ABC reports that an asteroid <br/>is set to make a close pass <br/>by Earth this weekend.<br/>Asteroid 2024 MK should <br/>be visible with the proper <br/>equipment and timing. .<br/>Asteroid 2024 MK should <br/>be visible with the proper <br/>equipment and timing. .<br/>The space rock will make its closest approach past <br/>Earth early on June 29, passing at just three-quarters <br/>of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.<br/>The asteroid, which was first spotted two <br/>weeks ago by an observatory in South Africa, <br/>is estimated to be about 393 feet to 853 feet wide.<br/>According to asteroid expert Davide Farnocchia, <br/>who works for NASA's Center for Near-Earth <br/>Object Studies, asteroids the size of 2024 MK <br/>only pass by about every 25 years.<br/>We’re going to see a few <br/>of those during our lifetimes, <br/>but it’s not something that <br/>happens every other day, Davide Farnocchia, NASA Center for <br/>Near-Earth Object Studies, via ABC.<br/>On June 27, a 7,579-foot asteroid just passed <br/>the Earth at a slightly greater distance and <br/>was only visible with professional telescopes.<br/>The upcoming 2024 MK will be visible <br/>with a small telescope but will not <br/>be visible to the naked eye. .<br/>ABC reports that skywatchers in <br/>the Southern Hemisphere will have <br/>the best odds of spotting the asteroid.<br/>The next major asteroid is set for April 13, 2029, <br/>when Apophis will pass Earth and be visible with <br/>the naked eye to viewers in Europe, Africa and Asia.