Krisztian Sarneczky, a Hungarian astronomer at the Konkoly Observatory, managed to locate an asteroid just hours before it was due to approach Earth overnight on March 24/25. The asteroid, now called Sar2594, flew beside Earth at a safe distance of about 5,400 miles from the surface, which, to see it, is about 250 miles above the International Space Station and the moon is about 238,900 miles away. . As it approached Earth, the asteroid passed quickly at a ridiculous speed of 40,265 miles per hour. It was estimated to be between 6.6 and 14 feet in diameter, making it the candidate for the smallest asteroid ever found, which is about 6 feet in diameter. Due to its close proximity to Earth, the trajectory of Sar2594 has now changed forever, as shown by Sarneczky in the following tweet. Earlier this month, Sarneczky spotted the asteroid 2022 EB5 just hours before it reached Earth’s surface in Iceland. Read more: Asteroid spotted a few hours before colliding with Earth’s atmosphere
