A HUGE asteroid is flying past Earth tomorrow and will closer approach in eight years. Asteroid 99942 Apophis will fly past Earth this Friday (March 5) giving astronomers an opportunity to study the body ahead of the asteroid s closer approach in 2029. During its 2021 pass Apophis - which is pronounced uh-pow-fuhs and measures 400 metres across - will comfortably skirt our planet at a safe distance of 10,471,577 miles. However, in April 2029 Apophis will literally shave Earth at a distance of just 23,441 miles - it will be visible to the naked-eye as it passes among the zone where high altitude satellites are present. As with a number of other asteroids, Apophis has been classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.
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