2023 DZ2

The near-Earth asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass within 107500 miles (173000 kilometers) of Earth today (March 25), and you can watch the flyby live online.

Follow him on Twitter [@michaeldwall](https://twitter.com/michaeldwall) (opens in new tab). Follow us [@Spacedotcom](https://twitter.com/spacedotcom) (opens in new tab), or on [need a telescope](https://www.livescience.com/skyscraper-size-asteroid-will-get-closer-to-earth-than-the-moon-on-saturday) (opens in new tab) to see 2023 DZ2 firsthand. You can watch it live in the window above, or [directly via the Virtual Telescope Project](https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/) (opens in new tab). [asteroid](https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html), known as 2023 DZ2, is thought to be 140 to 310 feet (40 to 95 meters) wide. [another Tuesday tweet](https://twitter.com/AsteroidWatch/status/1638199891796062208) (opens in new tab). Though today's encounter is a close shave astronomically speaking, there's no chance that 2023 DZ2 will hit Earth on this pass. That's less than half the distance between Earth and [the moon](https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html). The newfound space rock orbits the sun once every 3.16 Earth years. [said via Twitter on Tuesday (March 21)](https://twitter.com/AsteroidWatch/status/1638199889690521600) (opens in new tab). [according to EarthSky.org](https://earthsky.org/space/200-ft-asteroid-2023-dz2-will-pass-by-earth-closer-than-the-moon/) (opens in new tab). EDT (1930 GMT), it will zoom within 107,500 miles (173,000 kilometers) of our planet, according to astronomer Gianluca Masi, who runs the Virtual Telescope Project.

Astronomers announced that the asteroid 2023 DZ2 will safely fly past the earth on Saturday, March 25. Will the heavenly body be visible to the naked eye?

While 2023 DZ2 will not crash into the planet, it will approach close enough to be observed. Astronomers will be able to study the space rock during its close encounter with the Earth. Astronomers announced that the asteroid 2023 DZ2 will safely fly past the Earth on Saturday, March 25.

The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, will come within a third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon and will be analysed by astronomers around the world.

But he added that more data was needed to determine the asteroid's composition. The moon is roughly 385,000 kilometres away. At 1949 GMT on Saturday it will come within a third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon, said Richard Moissl, the head of the ESA's planetary defence office. The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, is estimated to be 40 to 70 metres wide, roughly the size of the Parthenon, and big enough to wipe out a large city if it hit our planet. The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, will come within a third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon and will be analysed by astronomers around the world. A large asteroid will safely zoom between Earth and the Moon, a once-in-a-decade event that will be used as a training exercise for planetary defence efforts, according to the European Space Agency.

This weekend a massive asteroid will be passing by Earth and the moon, but luckily, it will be missing both celestial bodies entirely.

Also Read: The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, was discovered months ago and is estimated to be somewhere between 130 and 300 feet in size.

There is no chance that it will hit Earth, but it may offer up a spectating opportunity for keen stargazers.

NASA explains: "As they orbit the Sun, NEOs can occasionally approach close to Earth. 2023 DZ2 was first discovered just a few weeks ago, on February 27, and was first announced to the public on March 16. In fact, they can be incredibly far away from Earth. Known as '2023 DZ2', the space rock is set to make a clean pass by our planet at around 7.50pm on Saturday, March 25, speeding at more than 17,000mph. [the Mirror Online](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/giant-asteroid-fly-earth-tomorrow-29530564), it will pass at a distance of almost 110,000 miles from our planet which is close enough to be officially classified as a 'near-Earth object'. [space expert](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/nasa) has dubbed a 'city killer', has no chance of hitting earth - but may be close enough to view with the right equipment.

The object, named 2023 DZ2, was discovered a month ago. On Saturday, it will pass within 515,000km of the moon, before flying by Earth hours later.

It is rare for such a huge asteroid - estimated to be between 40 and 90 metres in diameter - to come so close to the planet. According to Nasa, it's an important opportunity for astronomers to increase their knowledge of asteroids, in the event that a dangerous object were discovered with the potential to hit Earth. An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon this weekend - luckily for us, missing both.