Football Pitch-Sized Asteroid to Pass Earth on Friday, NASA Monitors Closely

Despite its classification as 'potentially hazardous', experts assure there is no risk of collision with Earth.

Asteroid 2008 OS7, classified as 'potentially hazardous', is expected to pass Earth on Friday at a distance of 1.7 million miles, moving at a speed of around 11 miles per second.
The asteroid, which is approximately the size of a football pitch, completes an orbit around the sun every 962 days and will make its closest approach at 2.41pm GMT on Friday.
Although the asteroid will not enter Earth's atmosphere, its size and proximity to Earth have led to it being closely monitored by NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.
Despite the potential hazard, experts assure that there is no risk of collision with Earth.
NASA's Osiris-Apex spacecraft is currently headed to study another asteroid, 99942 Apophis, which is expected to make a significant approach to Earth on April 14, 2029.