An asteroid is approaching EarthMOSCOW, February 5 On February 8, asteroid 2007 UY1 will approach Earth, it will be at a distance of just over five million kilometers from the planet, which is approximately 14 distances from the Earth to the Moon, follows from NASA data. The diameter of a celestial body can reach 150 meters. This means that in theory it could cause serious damage to the planet in the event of a collision. In addition, 2007 UY1 belongs to the Aton group of asteroids, that is, its orbit crosses the Earth's orbit from the inside. footage of the potentially dangerous asteroid 2007 UY1 was first discovered in 2007. The asteroid is not considered dangerous. According to current calculations, the theoretical probability that one day it may collide with the Earth is extremely small. According to the forecasts of the VNII GOChS, in the spring of 2029, the Apophis asteroid will approach the Earth at a very close distance, comparable to the height of the orbits of geostationary satellites. Roskosmos assesses the probability of its collision with the Earth as «very, very small».
