Asteroid twice the size of the Burj Khalifa to pass Earth this month

Asteroid 2001 FO32, classified as potentially hazardous by NASA, will pass Earth on March 21st. It travels at 124,000 km/h and is between 0.767 to 1.714 km in diameter, larger than 97% of asteroids. Its orbit is highly elliptical, coming as close as 0.3 AU to the sun. It will pass Earth at 1.2 million miles, over five times the distance to the moon. Discovered in 2001 by the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program, it is funded by NASA and the US Air Force.

What is the speed of asteroid 2001 FO 32 as it travels through space?

• 100,000 kilometers per hour

• 77,000 kilometers per hour

• 150,000 kilometers per hour

• 124,000 kilometers per hour

How does the size of asteroid 2001 FO 32 compare to the Golden Gate Bridge?

• It is roughly the same size as the bridge

• It is smaller than the bridge

• It is larger than the bridge

• It is twice the size of the bridge

How often does asteroid 2001 FO 32 complete an orbit around the sun?

• Every 1000 days

• Every 500 days

• Every 810 days

• Every 365 days

What is the closest distance asteroid 2001 FO 32 will come to Earth?

• 3 million miles

• 2 million miles

• 500,000 miles

• 1.2 million miles

Which program first detected asteroid 2001 FO 32?

• NASA's Asteroid Watch

• The Hubble Space Telescope

• The Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program

• The European Space Agency