A giant asteroid 2003 SD 220 will swing past the neighborhood of Earth on Christmas Eve. But let’s get this out of the way, before your relatives post a very fake link to : it’s still going to be pretty far out there. At a closest approach of 6.7 million miles, it’s almost 30 times the distance of the Earth to the Moon.
The unusual orbit of the asteroid, called 2003 SD220, makes it so the asteroid comes near the orbit of Venus, then swings back out to Earth. At an estimated 1.25 miles wide, it’s a fairly large asteroid for something out near Earth. it’s not predicted to pose any imminent danger to Earth for at least 200 years, but it’s close proximity makes it a target for future crewed exploration, meaning NASA or another agency may touch down on it at some point.
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