Asteroid May Fly 8,600 Km From Earth in 2026

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Asteroid Could Fly 8,600 Km From Earth in 2026 – Astronomer

MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) – A celestial body 20 meters in diameter will pass dangerously close to Earth’s surface in 13 years, according to new data published on Thursday.

The flyby of 2013 GM3 on April 14, 2026, may bring it within 15,000 kilometers of Earth’s center, or 8,620 kilometers from the planet’s surface, said Italian astronomer Francesco Manca of the Sormano Astronomical Observatory near Milan..

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[spud the mackem]

I hope they have the trajectory right,its a bit too close for comfort.