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2024 RW 1, previously known under its provisional designation CAQTDL2, [5] was a 1-meter-sized asteroid or meteoroid that struck the Earth's atmosphere and burned up harmlessly on September 5, 2024, at around 12:40 a.m. PHT (September 4, 16:40 UTC) above the western Pacific Ocean near Cagayan, Philippines.
As of December 2024, all of the asteroids with predicted impacts were under 10 m (33 ft) in size that were discovered just hours before impact, and burned up in the atmosphere as meteors. Asteroid designation
— Catalina Sky Survey (@catalina_sky) September 4, 2024 It is just the ninth time that we have spotted an asteroid before it hit the Earth. It has been given the name 2024 RW1.
The fastest asteroid to pass within 1 LD of Earth in 2024 was 2024 CH 4 that passed Earth with a velocity with respect to Earth of 24.01 km/s (53,700 mph), [4] while the slowest bypass within lunar distance was that of 2024 VO at a velocity with respect to Earth of 3.08 km/s (6,900 mph). [5]
Asteroid 2024 YR4 also rates 3 of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, a method for astronomers to categorize and rate the threat of near-Earth objects. The scale ranges from 0 (no chance of ...
The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long, USA TODAY reports. The asteroid 2024 PT5 is expected to escape Earth's orbit on Nov. 25 and be pulled ...
2024 YR 4 is an asteroid with an estimated diameter of 40 to 90 metres (130 to 300 ft) that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object.From 27 January to 20 February 2025, it had an impact rating of 3 on the Torino scale, with a maximum estimated probability of 3.1% that it would impact Earth on 22 December 2032.
An asteroid burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere just hours after it was detected last month, the European Space Agency revealed in its latest newsletter.. The asteroid, called 2024 UQ, was first ...