Asteroid twice the size of the Burj Khalifa to pass Earth this month

Asteroid 2001 FO32, classified as potentially hazardous by NASA, will pass Earth on March 21st. It travels at 124,000 km/h and is between 0.767 to 1.714 km in diameter, larger than 97% of asteroids. Its orbit is highly elliptical, coming as close as 0.3 AU to the sun. It will pass Earth at 1.2 million miles, over five times the distance to the moon. Discovered in 2001 by the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program, it is monitored by NASA and the US Air Force.

What is the estimated speed of asteroid 2001 FO 32 as it passes by Earth?

• 77,000 kilometers per hour

• 50,000 kilometers per hour

• 200,000 kilometers per hour

• 124,000 kilometers per hour

How does the size of asteroid 2001 FO 32 compare to other asteroids?

• It is smaller than 97% of all asteroids.

• It is larger than 97% of all asteroids.

• It is larger than 50% of all asteroids.

• It is the same size as 97% of all asteroids.

How often does asteroid 2001 FO 32 complete an orbit around the sun?

• Every 1000 days

• Every 500 days

• Every 810 days

• Every 365 days

What is the closest distance asteroid 2001 FO 32 will come to Earth on March 21st?

• 500,000 miles

• 1.2 million miles

• 3 million miles

• 2 million miles

Which program was responsible for the discovery of asteroid 2001 FO 32?

• NASA's Asteroid Watch

• The Hubble Space Telescope Program

• The Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program

• The European Space Agency's Asteroid Program