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On 2 January 2104, asteroid YORP will pass within 0.00530 AU (793,000 km; 493,000 mi) from Earth (about twice the distance to the Moon). [ 7 ] YORP is the largest member of a candidate asteroid family , another member of which is 2017 FZ 2 , that would have been formed through shedding of fragments of YORP or the breakup of a larger progenitor ...
The YORP effect is a prime candidate. It is not capable of significantly modifying the spin rates of large asteroids by itself, so a different explanation must be sought for objects such as 253 Mathilde. In late 2013 asteroid P/2013 R3 was observed breaking apart, likely because of a high rotation speed from the YORP effect. [10]
Asteroid 2024 YR4’s rating of 3 on the Torino Scale is the second-highest an asteroid has ever reached after the notorious Apophis briefly hit a rating of 4 many when it was first discovered.
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations. ... Live Updates: Flooding, Landslides Hit The South; East Braces For Ice.
2024 YR 4 is an asteroid estimated to be 40 to 90 metres (130 to 300 ft) in diameter that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object.It was discovered by the Chilean station of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on 27 December 2024.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, NASA reports. Astronomers all over the world are watching the asteroid, trying to narrow down its future path.
The precursor of P/2013 R3 gradually spun up past the critical period due to a continuous yet subtle net torque on the asteroid's rotation, primarily caused by sunlight reflecting off the asteroid's irregular surface—a phenomenon known as the Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack (YORP) effect. The YORP effect can spin up sub-kilometer ...
Nasa has issued an alert for a stadium-sized asteroid set to make a close approach to Earth on Tuesday.. The 2024 ON asteroid measures 290 metres (950 feet) across and will come within 1 million ...