Golden Gate sized asteroid whizzes by Earth tonight – Where to watch

While asteroid 7482 is passing by the Earth at about 5 times the Earth-Moon distance, its orbit is extremely well-determined, and it does not pose any impact risk to the Earth over the next century,” Amy Mainzer, a professor of asteroid surveys at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Lab, wrote in an email on Tuesday. The big chunky space rock is about the size of the Golden Gate Bridge—will be close enough for some folks to see briefly with small telescopes.

Nasa has eyes on and you can track it here