NASA’s asteroid tracking system has detected a total of five space rocks that are expected to fly past Earth on Tuesday. If any of these asteroids end up hitting the planet, they could cause a huge explosion in the sky.

According to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the first asteroid that will approach Earth tomorrow is called 2019 VW1. The agency noted that the asteroid is currently moving towards Earth at a speed of about 19,000 miles per hour. CNEOS estimated that 2019 VW1 is about 44 meters wide.

2019 VW1 is expected to approach Earth on Nov. 11 at 12:54 am EST from a distance of 0.03906 astronomical units or around 3.6 million miles away.

The second asteroid that will fly past Earth on Tuesday has been identified as 2019 VK3. It is currently flying at a speed of around 43,000 miles per hour and has a diameter of 43 meters.

2019 VK3 will enter Earth’s vicinity on Nov. 12 at 1:28 am EST. During this time, the asteroid will be about 0.02701 astronomical units or around 2.5 million miles from the planet’s center.

Trailing behind 2019 VK3 is 2019 VN2. According to CNEOS, this asteroid is currently moving at a speed of about 8,000 miles per hour. It is about 24 meters wide.

2019 VN2 will fly past Earth on Nov. 12 at 7:36 am EST from a distance of 0.04095 astronomical units or about 3.8 million miles away.

The fourth asteroid that’s set to fly past Earth tomorrow is called 2019 UB14. As indicated in CNEOS’ database, this asteroid is about 38 meters wide. The agency noted that it is currently moving towards Earth at a speed of 35,000 miles per hour.

2019 UB14 will zip past Earth on Nov. 12 at 3:36 pm EST. During this time, it will be about 0.01253 astronomical units or about 1.2 million miles away.

The last asteroid that will visit Earth’s neighborhood tomorrow is called 2019 UH1. This is about 87 meters wide and is currently flying at an average speed of about 20,000 miles per hour.

CNEOS predicted that 2019 UH1 will approach Earth on Nov. 12 at 10:36 pm EST from a distance of 0.02438 astronomical units or about 2.3 million miles away.

Two Very Different Asteroids
Image of two different asteroids captured by NASA. NASA/JPL/JHUAPL
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