'Potentially hazardous asteroid' to pass near Earth tonight!

ATLANTA — A medium-sized, near-Earth asteroid that was discovered just a few months ago will pass near Earth tonight!

The asteroid will pass at a distance less than 4 times the distance of the earth to the moon.

"By space measurements, that's a close call!" Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brad Nitz said.

Amateur astronomers can see the asteroid tonight. It will be at its closest point at 2:53 a.m.

“Yes, our skies will be clear,” Nitz said.

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On Friday, a small asteroid about the size of a bus passed within 70,000 miles of the Earth's surface.

It was the second asteroid in a week to make a close swing by the Earth.

Cox Media Group