permit ’s be very clear here : There is just no possibility that Asteroid 2013 TX68 will get close enough to hit Earth when it flies by on March 5th . What it may do , though , is come close enough to be visible .
What would it look like ? That mostly depends on the flight the asteroid takes , whichNASA researchers are still test to figure out . The most likely path has it at just over 1 million geographical mile aside . But it could also stick with a trajectory that spins it much further out so that , even with the aid of a telescope , it would be too far out of range to glimpse at 9 million mile away . But if conditions are just right , the asteroid could come within 11,000 miles , easily catchable with a telescope .
Top image : creative person ’s concept of an asteroid family / NASA / JPL - Caltech ; Chart : Possible paths for Asteroid 2013 TX68 NASA / JPL - Caltech
stargazer only discovered the 100 - groundwork asteroid two year ago , and with so short information there are several potential compass for the rock .
Asteroid 2013 TX68 is scheduled to hail back around again in September 2017 — and when it does , it will come with a 1:250,000,000 fortune of bear upon Earth . NASA , however , called the possibility “ too small to be of any real headache . ”
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