That means this aircraft carrier-sized asteroid poses absolutely no threat to any person or planet you know.
But it is still considered “potentially hazardous” byNASA’s definition.
This label doesn’t take into account any actual degree of risk or threat to our world.
The size of 1999 VF22 also means astronomers will be able to study it using radar and telescopes.
TheVirtual Telescope Project, based in Rome, will be sharing its observations online Monday.
The online watch party starts at 4 p.m. PT and you could join below.