An asteroid — the largest to get close to Earth this year — tumbled past the planet Friday.
Orbit calculations for the 7335 asteroid for on May 27, 2022, are shown in NASA's Jet propulsion Lab, Small-Body database at California Institute of Technology.An asteroid -- the largest to get close to Earth this year -- tumbled past the planet Friday.
According to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies, the "potentially hazardous" asteroid is 1.1 miles long and at least 3,280 feet wide. It crossed into Earth's orbit around 9 a.m. ET. The asteroid, officially called 1989 JA, is roughly four times the size of the Empire State Building. This asteroid would be catastrophic if it hit Earth, but it will be at a safe distance of 2.5 million miles away, according to theOrbit calculations for the 7335 asteroid for on May 27, 2022, are shown in NASA's Jet propulsion Lab, Small-Body database at California Institute of Technology.
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