Asteroid Apophis to Buzz Earth on Friday the 13th - April 2029

1,100-foot-wide (340-meter-wide) near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis will safely flyby Earth on April 13, 2029. At closest approach it will be about 19,000 miles (31,000 kilometers) above Earth's surface, within satellite orbits. -- See Telescope View of Asteroid Apophis from 2013: https://www.space.com/1461-astronomers-gear-historic-asteroid-pass-2029.html

Credit: Space.com / animations: Marina Brozović/JPL / produced & edited by Steve Spaleta