It's not a particularly close shave — just a reminder that we share space with a lot of fast-moving rocks.
What are asteroids?
As its name suggests, 2005 YY128 was discovered in 2005, by astronomers at Kitt Peak Observatory in southern Arizona. Over the past 17 years, researchers have mapped its orbit with a high degree of precision. Their observations, however, haven't nailed down 2005 YY128's size. The best astronomers can give us is a diameter range — somewhere between 1,903 feet and 4,265 feet , according to EarthSky., a designation given to space rocks at least 460 feet wide whose orbits take them within 0.05 astronomical units of our planet. , it would do serious damage, no matter which part of its stated size range the asteroid actually occupies.
"The largest near-Earth asteroids have the potential to cause geologic and climate effects on a global scale, disrupting human civilization and perhaps even resulting in extinction of the species," the Sweden-based nonprofit Global Challenges Foundation."Smaller NEOs [near-Earth objects] in the 140-meter to 1-km size range could cause regional up to continental devastation, potentially killing hundreds of millions.
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