Predicted trajectory of asteroid CAQTDL2 over the Philippines
Catalina Sky Survey/ESA
Astronomers have discovered that an asteroid is on its way to collide with Earth at thousands of kilometers per hour, likely somewhere east of the Philippines, over the ocean. Fortunately, this relatively small object won’t pose any harm and will simply burn up in the atmosphere in a fireball.
The asteroid, estimated to be about one meter in diameter, was discovered early today by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey and has been named CAQTDL2. The asteroid is due to impact Earth at approximately 16:45 GMT, 17:45 London time.
