The dangerous asteroid Apophis will fly to Earth on April 13, 2029. According to calculations, the space object will approach Earth for nearly 38.4 thousand kilometers. This is almost the same distance that geostationary satellites are located in orbit.
Earlier, the media reported that the approach to Earth of the most dangerous asteroid was announced to the All-Russian Research Institute for Civil Defense and Emergencies (VNII GOChS) Russian Ministry of emergency situations. However, the Russian Emergency Department said the department had nothing to do with predictions of an approaching asteroid.
What will happen when Apophis approaches Earth? & nbsp;
Previously, some media, referring to VNII GOChS, had reported that on April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis would approach Earth from a distance of 38.4 thousand kilometers. The energy that will be released in a possible collision of an asteroid with a planet will amount to 1,717 megatons, which is 30 times more than the explosion of the Soviet thermonuclear bomb most powerful in the world, tested in 1961.
within a radius of 10 km from the drop site, it can reach 6.5 points on the Richter scale, the wind speed will be up to & # 39; at least 790 m per second & # 39; & # 39 ;, & mdash; said in the institute forecast.
What do we know about the asteroid? & nbsp;
The asteroid Apophis was discovered in 2004 by Roy Tucker , David Tholen and Fabrisio Bernardi at the Kitt Peak Astronomical Observatory in Arizona, United States. The near-Earth asteroid belongs to the Aton group ( a group of near-Earth asteroids whose orbits intersect the Earth's orbit from within & mdash; approximately ed .).
Originally an asteroid was called 2004 MN4, but in 2005 it was named Apophis in honor of the ancient Egyptian evil demon Apophis (Apep, Apophis, Greek Ἀ & pi; ό & phi; iota; & sigmaf;).
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Apop & mdash; It is a giant serpent that lives underground, the personification of evil, darkness and chaos. The Egyptians believed that every night the sun god Ra fought Apophis as he set out on a journey along the Nile. & Nbsp;
What is the probability that Apophis will collide with Earth?
According to scientists, despite the fact that Apophis will fly close to Earth, he will not fall on our planet. Initially, the probability of its collision with Earth on April 13, 2029 was estimated at 2.7%, but subsequently it was completely ruled out. & Nbsp;
According to experts at the University of Hawaii, the asteroid deviates from its orbit every year. The reason & mdash; The sun unevenly heats the surface of a cosmic body, which is why it receives a weak reactive pulse due to thermal radiation from the warmed side during the day. According to Dave Tholen of the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Hawaii, the asteroid is moving away from its gravitational orbit of ; about 170 meters per year.
Previously, on April 13, 2029, a celestial body was expected to pass at a distance of 29,470 kilometers from Earth. & Nbsp;
At NASA, Apophis is called one of the most dangerous asteroids on Earth. It was originally thought to be dangerously close to Earth in 2029 and 2036. These predictions were later refuted. In March 2021, refined calculations showed that the probability of a collision of Apophis with Earth in 2068 is also minimized and that there is no risk, at least for the 100 coming years.
What other asteroids are approaching Earth? & Nbsp;
Earlier, UK tabloid The Sun, citing data from NASA, reported that two potentially dangerous asteroids were approaching Earth. According to the post, one of them & mdash; 2013 YD48 & mdash; the size of Big Ben. The asteroid is approximately 104 meters wide and will pass the planet on January 11 at a distance of 5.6 million kilometers. The second celestial body & mdash; 7482 YD48 & mdash; twice the size of the US Empire State Building, the asteroid will approach Earth on January 18. It will be separated from the planet by approximately 2 million kilometers. & Nbsp;
According to NASA Deputy Director Thomas Zurbuchen , none of the asteroids currently known to science pose a threat to our planets for the next hundred years.
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