Big asteroid 1998 OR2 will safely fly by (imagery + orbit animation)

On April 29, 2020, asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 s closest approach to Earth will be about 3. 9 million miles (6. 3 million km) away. Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured imagery of the space rock on Mar. 16. Full Story: Credit: , NASA, JPLCaltech, Gianluca Masi Virtual Telescope Project, produced edited by Steve Spaleta