Astronomers say an asteroid the size of a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.
There is no chance that it will hit us because it will pass seven times the distance from the Earth to the moon.
NASA estimates the space rock to be between 690 feet and 1,575 feet across.
This means that the size of the asteroid could be similar to New York City’s Empire State Building or Chicago’s Willis Tower. The asteroid was discovered in 2008.
It won’t return again until 2032, but it will be a more distant encounter, being 45 million miles away.
Don’t worry: There is no chance of it hitting us because it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.
NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies estimates the space rock to be between 690 feet and 1,575 feet (210 meters and 480 meters) across. This means that the size of the asteroid could be similar to New York City’s Empire State Building or Chicago’s Willis Tower.
Discovered in 2008, the asteroid is designated 2008 OS7. It won’t return again until 2032, but it will be a more distant encounter, staying 45 million miles (72 million kilometers) away.
An Asteroid the size of the Empire State Building is set to zoom past Earth Friday. Getty Images/iStockphoto
An asteroid was discovered in 2008 and researchers believe it is at the same height as the Empire State Building AP
Harmless flying is one of several encounters this week. Three much smaller asteroids will also whiz by Earth harmlessly on Friday, no more than dozens of yards (meters) across, with two more on Saturday. On Sunday, an asteroid about half the size of 2008 0S7 will fly past, 4.5 million miles (7.3 million kilometers) away.
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