Large Asteroid Passing Earth Will Be Visible With Small Telescope

Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A little more than a week after everyone turned their eyes to the sky for a solar eclipse, another celestial event is sure to capture the attention of space lovers.
NASA says that Asteroid Florence will safely pass by Earth on Sept. 1. Florence, which is one of the largest near-Earth asteroids at about 2.7 miles wide, will come within 4.4 million miles of Earth.
Because the asteroid is so large and so close to Earth, it will be visible