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Asteroid 2025 FA22 will pass unusually close to Earth on September 18. Researchers give the all-clear; observation campaigns are underway worldwide.
Earth is getting a visitor from space: on September 18, 2025, asteroid “2025 FA22” will race unusually close to our planet. Measuring up to 280 meters in size, it is classified as a “potentially hazardous” celestial body—but researchers have given the all-clear: a collision is virtually impossible.
“2025 FA22” was only discovered in March with a telescope in Hawaii (USA). NASA initially classified it as level 1 on the Torino Scale—an indication of minimal impact risk. However, after further measurements, the risk was reduced to zero.
The asteroid will approach to within 841,900 kilometers—more than twice the distance to the moon. From an astronomical point of view, this is very “close,” but entirely harmless for us on Earth. Objects of comparable size only appear this close every few years on average.
For researchers, the flyby of this celestial body offers an ideal opportunity: observation campaigns are underway worldwide to train procedures for emergencies. The international asteroid warning network is treating “2025 FA22” like a “virtual impactor” in an exercise to test protocols and cooperation.
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Amateur astronomers can also track the cosmic chunk: even with smaller telescopes, it should be visible on September 18 and 19. For all other amateur astronomers, the “Virtual Telescope Project” will stream the flyby live on the Internet.
Next time, it will be even more spectacular: in 2029, the asteroid “Apophis” will race past Earth at a distance of only 31,000 kilometers—closer than many satellites.
- source: heute.at/picture: pixabay.com
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