It will fly past our planet on 12 October
The Earth is approaching asteroid 2012 TC4 will fly past our planet on October 12. At the time of closest approach distance between the earth and the asteroid is only 44 thousand miles.
This is much smaller than the distance to the moon (384 403 km).
The size of an asteroid comparable to the multi-storey house. Its diameter is from 15 to 30 meters. He will fly in dangerous proximity to the Earth, but, according to experts of the European space Agency, the probability of collision is small.
See also: a Giant asteroid is approaching the Earth
The asteroid was first discovered in 2012.
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