First an asteroid passed by Earth during Halloween and now on Christmas Eve another asteroid will pass by Earth.

The asteroid known as 2003 SD220 will pass at a distance of 6.7 million miles away. Harmless for us, that’s about 28 times as far as the moon. It’s about 1.5 miles wide and moving at a rate of 5 mile per second.

You will need a telescope to see this asteroid but if you miss it this time around it will be back. In December of 2018 and December of 2021 asteroid 2003 SD220 will pass by again.

 

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