Six Foot Asteroid to Come Close to Earth November 2nd

 A six foot asteroid, known as 2018 VP1, is projected to come close to Earth on November 2nd on this year, within 300 miles, NASA reports. CNN says that it has an 0.41% change to hit earth, and most objects that size tend to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

This asteroid has come close to Earth before; it has been known since 1970. It orbits around the Sun every two years. 

Close encounters with asteroids are not uncommon. Last week, one dubbed 2020 QG came within 1,830 miles of the Earth above the Indian Ocean. NASA did not even see it coming.

For an asteroid to do major damage to a large city, they generally have to be 120 feet in diameter – assuming it holds together in one piece after going through the atmosphere.