Being a member of the Aten asteroids, 2002 NN4 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.50–1.26 AU once every 10 months (300 days; semi-major axis of 0.88 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.43 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic. It was last officially observed on July 5, 2020.
3.2 million miles/5.1 million km.

[2] The asteroid had been recovered two days earlier on 4 June 2020. 2002 NN4 orbits the sun every 300 days (0.82 years), coming as close as 0.50 AU and reaching as far as 1.26 AU from the sun.

2002 NN4 flew by Earth on 6 June 2020, passing 0.034 AU (5.1 million km; 13 LD) from Earth. [1] By 11 June 2020, the asteroid had brightened to apparent magnitude 14.4, which is roughly the brightness of Pluto. Earlier today, other astronomers said they believed it could have been Asteroid 2002 NN4, which was scheduled to pass Earth about 11.20pm yesterday. NASA JPL has classified 2002 NN4 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth. "In short, 2002 NN4 is a very well-known asteroid with a known orbit that will pass Earth at a (very) safe distance," wrote Ian J. O'Neill of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, 2002 NN4 measures (735±243) meters in diameter, and its surface has a dark albedo of (0.030±0.027). Last August, an asteroid estimated to be about the same size as 2002 NN4 passed by Earth, and experts at the time called it moderately sized. ET. [2][6] It was discovered by LINEAR at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site in New Mexico on 9 July 2002.[1].

The next time 2002 NN4 will be anywhere near this close to us is in June 2029. That asteroid is estimated to be the size of six football fields, with estimated diameter of up to 570 metres… The asteroid, known as 2002 NN4, is approaching Earth – but fortunately, not too closely. (163348) 2002 NN4 (prov. The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2002 NN4 to create an approximate landscape rendering. Still, the probability of an asteroid actually hitting Earth is pretty slim -- occurring once every two or three centuries, Johnson said at the time. [7]) In 2016, astronomers using the European New Technology Telescope at La Silla Observatory found a diameter of 613 meters with an albedo of 0.047. 2002 NN4 orbits the sun every 300 days (0.82 years), coming as close as 0.50 AU and reaching as far as 1.26 AU from the sun. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view.

Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 14.50±0.03 hours with a high brightness variation of 0.74±0.05 magnitude, indicative of a highly elongated shape (U=3−). A spectroscopic survey of the small near-Earth asteroid population conducted by European astronomers determined that 2002 NN4 is an X-type asteroid. The asteroid had been recovered two days earlier on 4 June 2020. [1] This asteroid has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.0069 AU (1,030,000 km), which corresponds to 2.7 lunar distances (LD).[2].

But, it'll be about 3.2 million miles away from our planet, 13 times further away than the moon, NASA says, so there's truly no reason to worry.
Asteroid 2002 NN4 will pass by Earth on Saturday at 11:20 p.m. [5][a], Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site, "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 163348 (2002 NN4)", "Near-Earth Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at CS3-Palmer Divide Station: 2016 July-September", "No, we're not in any danger from an asteroid passing Earth on Saturday night", Stadium-size asteroid will safely fly by Earth tonight, Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (160001)-(165000), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=(163348)_2002_NN4&oldid=962699331, JPL Small-Body Database ID same as Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 June 2020, at 14:54. The approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. The meteor didn't actually make impact with the planet, but the blast still injured. US and Europe team up to protect Earth from asteroids, See how Texans are fighting to keep their businesses alive, Zeta batters Mexico, US Gulf Coast up next, Why it's important to get a flu vaccine this year, Meet the head of the armed Black group demanding justice, Former Pence staffer says Marc Short used to joke about masks, CDC official sounded alarm on Covid-19 months ago. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 578 observations used to determine its orbit. In 2013, a meteor just 55 feet in diameter broke through the Earth's atmosphere over Russia. (CNN)An asteroid estimated to be the size of six football fields will whiz past Earth Saturday night -- but no, you're not in danger. 163348 (2002 NN4) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. And these kinds of occurrences are pretty normal. All known near-Earth object (#NEO) close approaches may be found here: https://t.co/ocjetQM9X4 pic.twitter.com/KHEHjJrOeM. 2002 NN4's orbit is 0.01 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point.

Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined. By 11 June 2020, the asteroid had brightened to apparent magnitude 14.4, which is roughly the brightness of Pluto.

Asteroid 2002 NN4 will safely pass by Earth on June 6 by over 13 lunar distances (LD) - 13 times the distance of the Moon from Earth, or approx. It completes a rotation on its axis every 14.50 days. [3]:4, In August 2016, the first rotational lightcurve of 2002 NN4 was obtained from photometric observations over five nights by Brian Warner at the Center for Solar System Studies (U82) in California. So you can spend Saturday evening relaxing, knowing that an asteroid is in fact not coming to blast us. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit. Being millions of miles away, that shouldn't be the case with 2002 NN4.

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The biggest known asteroid that orbits the sun is a whopping 21 miles long, Lindley Johnson of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. 2002 NN4 flew by Earth on 6 June 2020, passing 0.034 AU (5.1 million km; 13 LD) from Earth. She was silenced, Mark Meadows: We're not going to control the pandemic, Asian Americans facing historic unemployment during pandemic, Her story shows the decline of local papers in just over a decade, Trump said he thinks GOP will win the House. designation: 2002 NN4) is a dark, sub-kilometer near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group that flew by Earth on 6 June 2020. And, this asteroid is less than a mile long. [4] (The NEOWISE publication uses the designation G3348 for this asteroid.