A dangerous asteroid is rushing to Earth again

A huge asteroid, which is considered potentially dangerous, should fly close to the Earth at the end of August. According to NASA, the asteroid is 99% larger than other similar objects.

The celestial body was named AJ193. According to experts, the asteroid is the size of the US Pentagon, its diameter is estimated at 1.37 kilometers.

A massive #asteroid comparable in size to the US #Pentagon is set to fly close to Earth in late August.https://t.co/Sy0xOeWPMl

— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) July 30, 2021

An asteroid is considered potentially dangerous due to its trajectory. It will fly 3,427 million kilometers from the Earth’s surface at the end of August.