Astral Cosm's video: Most Dangerous Asteroid To Hit Earth - Apophis

Apophis is an asteroid the size of four football fields hurtling through space at 132,881 km/h In 2004 it reached the highest ever impact hazard category 4 on the Torino scale with the odds of a collision with Earth estimated at 2.7% Where is Asteroid Apophis now? Apophis circles the sun in an orbit very close to Earth. Currently it's 57,134,046 km from us, getting 10.9 km closer to us every second, at 39,109 km/h The date for potential impact is 2029, but regularly the asteroid encounters earth in its orbit and this is not always a collision risk. The next encouter between Earth and this asteroid is Thu, Oct 12, 2020 when Apophis will pass by Earth at 31,881,145 km. Will it hit or miss Earth? New radar and optical data has since reduces the odds a bit and the current estimation is that in 2029 Apophis will pass near us at only 31,300 km This is less than a tenth of the distance to the moon It weights 61,000,000,000 kg it's approach speed is a breathtaking 39,109 km/h An impact would be similar to exploding the entire global nuclear arsenal of about 15,000 nuclear weapons, at once. 99942 Apophis will be visible to the naked eye, looking like a moving star Flying so close to earth will also change Apophis' orbit slightly The space rock is named after Apep, the Egyptian god of chaos 99942 Apophis was previously designated 2004 MN4.