The asteroid 2023 HG1 is approximately 60 foot tall and is racing towards Earth at a speed of 7200 KMPH (2 kilometers per second). Asteroid 2023 HG1 is a part of the Apollo group of near-Earth objects, which mostly includes massive asteroids and rocks floating around in space. The asteroid orbits the Sun every 402 days, reaching a maximum distance of 173 million kilometers and approaching as close as 145 million kilometers. Another asteroid from the same group, asteroid 2023 HT6, is expected to zoom past the Earth soon at a safe distance as well, being over 7.5 million kilometers away from our planet. READ | NASA warns of massive potentially hazardous 1000-foot asteroid approaching Earth today

Source: dna May 09, 2023 04:09 UTC