NASA estimates the size of an asteroid that will fly near Earth on September 1

The US space agency "NASA" said that the asteroid 2011 ES4, which has a length of 22 to 49 meters, will pass on September 1 near Earth at a distance less than three times the distance to the moon.

The agency added, in a tweet on "Twitter", that this approach may carry with it a danger to the planet.

The "NASA" indicated that the lowest distance between the asteroid and the Earth will reach 120 thousand kilometers (the moon is located 384 thousand kilometers from the Earth) and will pass at a speed of 8.16 kilometers / second.

Will #asteroid 2011 ES4 hit Earth? 🌎 No! 2011 ES4’s close approach is “close” on an astronomical scale but poses no danger of actually hitting Earth. #PlanetaryDefense experts expect it to safely pass by at least 45,000 miles (792,000 football fields) away on Tuesday Sept. 1.

— NASA Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) August 28, 2020

The agency noted that the time for the asteroid's passage will be 19:12 Moscow time.

The agency stated that "the close distance" from the planet, on the astronomical scale, means that the asteroid itself does not pose a real collision with the Earth.  Experts expect the asteroid to pass safely.

The Source: arabic.rt.com