(The Great Pyramid of Giza stands at 450 feet, or 138 m, tall.) Any space rock larger than about 490 feet (150 m) across that is expected to make a shave with Earth within 4.6 million miles (7.5 million km) is considered a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA); NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies monitors all PHAs.
16, 2020, when 2020 QG zipped just 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above the Indian Ocean, Live Science sister site Space.com reported.
4, 1901, when the asteroid swung to 806,856 miles (1.3 million km) of our planet, according to NASA records.
Its next closest flyby happened on July 31, 1935 at a distance of 1.15 million miles (1.85 million km) of Earth.
When it next flies by Earth, on July 24, 20342008 GO20 will get as close as 3.1 million miles (5 million km).