There’s a new kid on the space block.
Near-Earth asteroids are discovered all the time, particularly sneaky small ones that have escaped previous observation.
At its closest, it will come to within around 56,000 miles (90,000 kilometers) of Earth.
That’s nearby, but it’s nothing to sweat about.
This is a small asteroid moving at a fast clip.
Itwill look like a dot of lightagainst a field of stars.
The discovery of dainty 2022 NF is a testament to improvements in asteroid detection in recent years.