The celestial body was catalogued with a probability of impact in 2032, but the analysis of new observations cut the risk to about 0.1 percent and the possibility of continuing to decrease.

According to Uruguayan astronomer Gonzalo Tancredi, the updated data allows adjusting the trajectory of the body.

He suggested that the risk of a collision could disappear completely.

The asteroid will pass close to Earth, but its size is small and it will not enter the atmosphere. In that case, according to Tancredi, the event will have no effects for terrestrials.

The expert explained that this type of monitoring is common in astronomy, since the determination of an asteroid’s trajectory improves with each new observation.

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