The size of the Great Pyramid of the asteroid Giza will approach Earth this weekend

10:35 GMT 07.11.2020(Updated at 10:37 GMT on 07.11.2020) Get the short URL

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Despite its impressive size, TYI 2020 looks like a peanut compared to the asteroid that crossed Earth at the end of this month. Called WO107, the sky is as big as the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa.

An asteroid the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza will destroy our planet on November 7 and fly at neck speed. The celestial body is estimated to be between 79 and 179 meters in diameter, making it as large as one of the wonders of the ancient world. Initially, the pyramid was 147 meters, but over the years it has lost some of its size and is now 138 meters.

The 2020 TYI asteroid was first discovered in October and travels to Earth at a speed of 29,000 miles (46,671 km) per hour. NASA It is said to pass through our planet at a distance of 3.5 million miles, which is almost 14 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Despite this, the space agency has classified the celestial body as an object close to the Earth, which means that it can fly close to us and pose a danger to our planet.

TYI 2020 is one of the largest asteroids orbiting the Earth in recent weeks. On November 2, our planet was almost touched by 2018 VP1, which flew a dangerous distance of 6,000 km. According to the famous astronomer Neil de Cross Tyson, the celestial body “cuts the earth”.

At the end of the month, an asteroid will cross our planet. The WO107 is expected to reach a width of 819 meters, which is roughly the size of the world. The tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The height of the skyscraper is 828 meters. WO107 was first discovered in 2000 and according to NASA it will travel to the safest distance from our planet on November 29.