Asteroide 2026JH2 passará pela Terra a curta distância na próxima semana

Um asteroide designado 2026JH2 passará pela Terra a uma distância de 90.917 quilômetros no dia 18 de maio. O objeto mede entre 16 e 36 metros de diâmetro e possui massa suficiente para causar danos a uma cidade caso atingisse o planeta, embora especialistas confirmem que não há risco de impacto por pelo menos um século.

O asteroide, descoberto apenas nesta semana por observadores do Mount Lemmon Survey no Arizona e do Farpoint Observatory no Kansas, fará sua aproximação máxima às 21h38 UTC. Mark Norris, da Universidade de Lancashire, observou que, em termos astronômicos, a passagem é considerada próxima, mas sem risco de colisão. Ele aparecerá brevemente nos céus do norte e será difícil de rastrear mesmo a partir do sul devido à sua velocidade de 9,17 quilômetros por segundo em relação à Terra.

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