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Massive asteroid the size of multiple Empire State Buildings will zip past Earth this weekend
New York Post • • science
Key Points:
- Asteroid 1997 NC1 will pass safely by Earth on Saturday morning at a distance of 1.6 million miles (2.6 million kilometers), posing no danger.
- The asteroid, discovered nearly 30 years ago in Hawaii, measures between 0.75 and 1.65 kilometers wide, comparable to two to four Empire State Buildings.
- Amateur astronomers with binoculars or small telescopes may be able to see the asteroid as a small point of light in the sky during its flyby.
- This asteroid will not come this close to Earth again until the year 2133, according to NASA projections.
- Space agencies like NASA and ESA continuously monitor asteroids to track their trajectories and safeguard Earth from potential impacts.
