City-bus-sized asteroid to narrowly miss Earth this afternoon: Here’s what to know
On Monday, a roughly-19-meter asteroid will narrowly miss Earth, flying about 56,913 miles from the planet — about one quarter of the distance between the Earth and the moon, CNN reported.
Between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., the asteroid, which was spotted by astronomers on May 10 and named 2026JH2, will fly past Earth, first visible in the sky around the constellation Leo, in eastern skies.
Despite its close proximity to the Earth, there is no credible threat to life. CNN reported that the occurrence is somewhat common.
NASA estimates that 2026JH2 is 19.3 meters large, about the size of 1.5 city buses.
Spotting the asteroid in Colorado Springs may be difficult on a cloudy day, but some may be lucky with the right pair of binoculars or telescope.
Watch the live broadcast of the near miss:





