JPL is tracking an asteroid that is approaching earth and will be passing by on Thursday.
The asteroid is 2010 G8A.
A newly discovered asteroid, 2010 GA6, will safely fly by Earth this Thursday at 4:06 pm Pacific (23:06 UTC). At time of closest approach 2010 GA6
Will you be able to see it?
At time of closest approach 2010 GA6 will be about 359, 000 kilometers (223,000 miles) away from Earth – about 9/10ths the distance to the moon. The asteroid, approximately 22 meters (71 feet) wide, was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey, Tucson, Az
More details:
https://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/neo20100406.html
