A minor planet width 45 m, weighs up to 140,000 tons, can pressure observed the Earth at a distance close enough to ruin a number of satellite communications.
2012 DA14, was discovered by the experts at the LaSagra Observatory in Spain, was estimated to be approaching at a distance close to Earth on 15.2.2013.
While NASA for or risk of collision on globe 2012 DA14 low 0.031%, the calculation result shows it can generate a collision is equal to 2.4 megaton explosive, similar to the Tunguska event in Siberia in 1908, according to the Daily Mail.
Minor planet 140,000 tonnes threaten satellite experts warn 2012 DA14 can attack the satellite by 2013-photo: NASA
NASA and other experts have identified the orbits of asteroids, and they tilted about the possibility of it crashing to a satellite location in sync if slipped into distance 33,796 km with Earth.
"The orbit of the Earth is very similar to the 2012 DA14, which means it will stay near the planet of ours quite often," according to the Daily Mail quoted the planetary astronomer specializing in the Pail Chodas of JPL laboratory of NASA in Pasadena, California.
In the coming months, NASA will try to find out how satellites can be reached by asteroids.
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