Asteroid 2024 MK to Pass Close to Earth This Weekend

Skywatchers can catch a glimpse of the near-Earth object with telescopes or binoculars as it zips by at three-quarters the distance to the moon.

Asteroid 2024 MK, discovered two weeks ago, will pass within 184,000 miles of Earth on Saturday morning.
The asteroid measures between 393 and 853 feet in diameter and is classified as potentially hazardous due to its size and orbit.
Best viewing opportunities will be in the Southern Hemisphere, with visibility also possible in parts of the southern U.S. on Saturday night.
A larger asteroid, 2011 UL21, passed by Earth earlier this week at a much greater distance of 4.1 million miles.
NASA monitors over 35,000 near-Earth objects, with no known threats to Earth for at least the next 100 years.