Mar 12, 1998 · Asteroid 1997 XF11 will pass well beyond the Moon's distance from Earth in October 2028 with a zero probability of impacting the planet, according to astronomers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA.

Three months after its discovery on 6 December 1997 by James V. Scotti of the University of Arizona 's Spacewatch Project, the asteroid was predicted to make an exceptionally close approach to Earth on 28 October 2028.

Mar 11, 1998 · Astronomers are tracking an asteroid, at least 1 kilometer wide, that could hit Earth in 2028. The orbit of the massive asteroid, known as 1997 XF11, was posted today on the Internet by the International Astronomical Union.

Jun 22, 2024 · Based on astronomers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there is zero probability of an enormous asteroid, Asteroid 1997 XF11, impacting the planet in October 2028. It will pass well beyond the Moon’s distance from Earth.

Oct 25, 2019 · As per Starkey, this asteroid named '1997 XF11' has the possibilities of colliding with earth in 2028 and initial analysis reveals that this rogue space body has a diameter of more than one mile.

As astronomers continued to gather data on 1997 XF 11, it slowly began to become apparent that there would be a particularly close approach to the earth in October 2028. A computation from observations spanning 60 days suggested that the miss distance would be 500 thousand miles.

Jun 26, 2024 · What will happen in 2028 asteroid? According to astronomers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the asteroid 1997 XF11 will pass well beyond the Moon’s distance from Earth in October 2028 with a zero probability of impacting the planet.

Sep 19, 2023 · There is a 1 in 2,700 chance the Bennu asteroid could hit Earth by 2182. What is an asteroid? Asteroids range in size, with the largest one about 329 miles in diameter. An asteroid NASA's been tracking for nearly 25 years could impact Earth in the future, a new report reveals.

Apr 29, 2019 · It’s the year 2028, and the European Space Agency has been carefully monitoring a worrying situation: an enormous asteroid is en route to strike Earth, although the exact point of impact is not yet clear.

Mar 13, 1998 · Asteroid 1997 XF11 will pass well beyond the Moon's distance from Earth in October 2028 with a zero probability of impacting the planet, according to astronomers at NASA's Jet Propulsion...