This is the closest the asteroid, which has a diameter of 1.052 km, has come to Earth since 1933 when it was only 699,000 miles away.

A massive asteroid nearly twice the size of New York’s Empire State Building will pass the Earth at a breathtaking 19.5 km per second (43,754 miles per hour) next week, and amateur astronomers may be able to see it. According to NASA, the asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) will pass within 1.2 million miles of Earth.
This is the closest the asteroid, which has a diameter of 1.052 km, has come to Earth since 1933, when it was only 699,000 miles away.
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While the asteroid is unlikely to be visible with the naked eye, astronomers might be able to catch a glimpse of it with a telescope. The opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as it won’t come this close to Earth until 2105.
While the asteroid is unlikely to be visible to the naked eye, scientists may be able to see it with a telescope. The opportunity is once-in-a-lifetime because it will not come this near to Earth again until 2105.
The sizzling, rocky giant’s speed will allow it to be seen using backyard telescopes with a diameter of 6 inches or larger. The asteroid can be found using skywatching software such as Stellarium or a website like as In The Sky.
NASA’s Eyes website will also provide visualisations of 7482. (1994 PC1). The Virtual Telescope Project, based in Rome, will also hold a live streaming watch party for astronomers.
ASTEROID 7482 (1994 PC1)
The asteroid circles the Sun every 1.5 years and was found in 1994 by astronomer RH McNaught using Australia’s Siding observatory.
Its orbit is widely known, ranging from 0.9 to 1.8 AU (1 AU is the distance between the Sun and the Earth). As a common stony S-type asteroid, each approach allows astronomers to analyse its surface and learn more about ancient space rocks.
Over 28,000 asteroids are tracked by NASA and other space agencies as they orbit the Sun. Although none of the known asteroids are predicted to collide with Earth in the near future, NASA has stated that there are asteroids whose orbits are unknown.