NASA reported the approach to Earth of a large asteroid

KIEV. 15 Dec. UNN. Large asteroid “Phaeton” will approach the Earth on December 16. This is stated in the statement on the NASA website, reports UNN.

The asteroid will pass within ten million kilometers from the planet, which is 27 times the distance from earth to the moon.

Stresses that the next time this convergence will occur only in 2093 year.

According to the statement, “Phaeton” has a diameter of 4.8 kilometers and belongs to the category of “potentially dangerous” celestial bodies, which, in the event of a collision, can cause serious damage to the Earth.

As reported UNN, artificial intelligence NASA found a new planet in the system Kepler-90.