A meteor has just grazed the Earth

On the night of March 31, an asteroid named 2006 VV2 flew across the Earth from a distance of about 3.72 million km. If an object as large as 2006 VV2 hits the Earth, it will destroy everything in an area with a radius of hundreds of kilometers.

The asteroid has flown across the Earth from a distance of about 2 million miles (3.72 million km) - more than nine times the distance from the Earth to the Moon (385,000 km). According to Space Electronic Newspaper, 2006 VV2 asteroid has a diameter of about 2km.

2006 VV2 asteroids are classified as 'potentially dangerous Asteroids'. (Photo: Science Daily)

According to astronomers, there were no incidents occurring during the migration of 2006 VV2. This cosmic object is quite fuzzy, so it cannot be seen with the naked eye. To be able to observe clearly, astronomers had to use large telescopes and CCD cameras.

According to Space, the positions that people see 2006 VV2 are especially in the Americas. Astronomer Robert Long, of the Las Cruces Astronomical Society in New Mexico, recorded a series of 2006 VV2 images with Orion ED80 refractometer telescope and SBIG ST8-XE CCD cameras.

The 2006 VV2 asteroid was discovered on November 11, 2006, from a White Sands Missile Range, Socorro, New Mexico observatory, by the LINEAR program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.

Because of the orbit close to Earth, 2006 VV2 is classified by the Small Asteroid Center of Harvard University as a 'potentially dangerous Asteroid'.

According to scientists, if an object as large as 2006 VV2 hits Earth, it will destroy everything in an area with a radius of hundreds of kilometers, seriously affecting the global economy and creating unprecedented climate change in world history.

Until now, astronomers have recorded hundreds of asteroids larger than 1 km in diameter. These objects sometimes fly through the space near the Earth, and according to scientists, there are still no signs that such an object is moving in the direction that can hit Earth.

Meanwhile, a much smaller asteroid Apophis is expected to approach the Earth in 2029 and can hit the planet in 2036 at a probability of 1 / 45,000.

Currently, scientists around the world are trying to find the best solutions to deflect Apophis as well as any other cosmic objects that could endanger the Earth.

2006 VV2 is flying through a starry area, about 3.72 million km of Earth 31.03.
(Photo: Robert Long / SpaceWeather.com)

Minh Quang