An asteroid is flying by Earth today and you can watch it live

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Double Asteroid Redirection Take a look at, or DART, spacecraft onboard, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, from Area Launch Advanced 4E at Vandenberg Area Power Base in California.

Michael Peterson, U.S. Area Power through Related Press

A huge asteroid will safely fly by Earth right this moment, however that doesn’t imply you possibly can’t keep watch over it.

The information: The asteroid — named asteroid 1994 PC1 — will make its closest method towards Earth for the subsequent 200 years because it soars about 1 million miles away from Earth, in accordance with Area.com.

Particulars: Per Area.com, any asteroid or comet that comes inside 1.3 astronomical models (120.9 million miles) from Earth counts as a near-Earth object.

• The asteroid is wider than the tallest constructing on the earth, CBS Information experiences. It measures about 3,280 toes throughout — or about twice the peak of the New York’s Empire State Constructing (which is about 1,454 toes from prime to backside).

Shut encounter: The asteroid will seemingly come inside 1,231,184 miles of Earth. That’s the closest an asteroid has come since an asteroid got here lower than 700,000 miles from the planet on Jan. 17, 1933, in accordance with CBS Information.

Methods to watch: You may see the asteroid fly by Earth stay via a YouTube video hosted by Italy’s Digital Telescope Mission, which can kick off the stay feed at round 1 p.m. MST.

Subsequent up: NASA is already making ready for extra shut requires future asteroids, together with this identical asteroid.