A newly-discovered asteroid – at least the size of a bus and orbiting around the sun – will pass in close proximity to the Earth tomorrow.
The asteroid, 2011 MD, will pass only 12,000 km above Earth's surface at around 6.56 p.m. on Monday, the Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators Director, C.B. Devgun, said.
At closest approach, 2011 MD will pass in the day over the southern Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Antarctica. As the asteroid recedes from Earth, it will pass through the zone of geosynchronous satellites.
Measuring 10 metres, the asteroid for a brief time may be bright enough to be seen even with a modest-sized telescope, Devgun said.