HomeSpace NewsAmateur astronomers challenged to spot an asteroid for Christmas

Amateur astronomers challenged to spot an asteroid for Christmas

On Thursday (Dec. 15) an asteroid will make a close approach to Earth, and amateur astronomers have been challenged to catch a glimpse of what the European Space Agency (ESA) is calling the “Christmas asteroid.” 

At 3:12 a.m. EST (0812 am GMT) the asteroid, designated 2015 RN35, will come its closest to our planet passing within around 430,000 miles (686,000 kilometers), which is just under the distance to the moon and back. 

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