Meteorite 2015 TB145 will fly the face of the Earth on Halloween

A meteor named 2015 TB145 will fly across the Earth at a distance of about 499,000km on the right day of Halloween (October 31) this year. According to calculations this meteorite has a diameter of 280 to 620m and fly at a speed of over 126,000km / h. It was just discovered less than two weeks ago by the Pan-STARRS astronomical station located on the island of Hawaii and the largest object flying near Earth recently.

There will be meteors flying near Earth on Halloween

Is there a risk of colliding with Earth? NASA thinks meteorites only fly at a safe distance and it follows a rather odd, high-angle trajectory. This may explain why the meteorite was discovered until October 10.

This meteorite is not visible when viewed from the Earth with the naked eye.

However, according to NASA, the meteorite is not visible when viewed from the Earth with the naked eye, despite its relatively large diameter and close proximity. Telescopes with adequate magnification are of course observable. NASA suggested 2015 TB145 will fly through the Orion constellation on the evening of October 30 and drag into the first hours of 31st California time. So in Vietnam, this phenomenon will fall from noon of day 31 to afternoon, day will be harder to see.

Although the visit of the 2015 TB145 is unexpected but this will be a good opportunity for many astronomers to use radar recording and tracking capabilities to prepare for the closer cut of the meteorite. 1999 AN10 codes in 2027 according to NASA calculations. Currently, the space radio stations at the DSN deep space network complex in Goldstone, Barstow, California and the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico will focus on tracking and recording the path of the 2015 TB145 via radar to provide Valuable data prepare for the next face of the Earth with future meteorites.

This data can also help to detect near-flying objects early, extend preparation time and contribute knowledge resources to develop NASA's Asteroid Redirect mission to deflect any orbiting objects. Flying potential causes collisions with our planet.