Largest Asteroid Of 2022 Is Approaching Earth Right Now

Asteroid 2022 TO2 is heading towards Earth at maximum speed...

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It is classified as hazardous asteroid

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This asteroid have 0.017 km diameter and mass 6.4e+6 kg.

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NASA is tracking it closely along with 29,000 other near-Earth objects around the clock.

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This will rush past Earth on Oct 12 at around 47,200 mph.

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The asteroid's next close approach to Earth won’t happen until June 23, 2055.

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