Asteroids In April 2024. Asteroid 2024 bj, which astronomers detected earlier this month, will zoom within 220,000 miles of earth tomorrow, or closer to us than the average distance to the moon. Fragments of the asteroid 2024 bx1 that rained down on berlin have been recovered by intrepid meteorite hunters, and it turns out the rocks may be incredibly rare.

The dashboard displays the date of closest approach, approximate object diameter, relative size and distance from earth for each encounter. The scout impact assessment system calculated where and when the asteroid 2024 bx1 would impact earth’s atmosphere, providing a useful demonstration of planetary.