NASAâs Asteroid Terrestrial impact Last Alert System ATLAS in Chile first spotted the asteroid on December 27, 2024. ATLAS promptly reported the asteroid to the Minor Planet Center, a clearing house for the positional measurements of small bodies like asteroids and comets. The asteroid measures between 130 and 300 feet wide 40 to 90 meters, based on estimates from its reflected light. Itâs currently moving away from Earth at 8.24 miles per second 13.26 kilometers per second. According to...
