14 DAY TRIAL // On March 2, the researchers in charge of operating the Mt. Lemmon Observatory in Arizona managed to pin down a new asteroid which appears to be roughly the same size as the meteorite which caused widespread panic in Russia's Chelyabinsk region only a few weeks ago.
The specialists who first caught a glimpse at this space rock decided to name it 2013 DC, Universe Today says.
Despite its measuring about 15-17 meters (roughly 49.2-55.7 feet) in width, it appears that this asteroid poses no threats to our planet, simply because its path will keep it at a distance of about 396,000 kilometers (approximately 246,000 miles) from Earth.
The scientists who discovered this asteroid explain that this particular space rock will pass within our moon's orbit, and that its closest approach will take place on Monday, March 4, at 2:35 a.m. ET (7:35 a.m. UTC).
The asteroid can be seen in the bottom left-hand corner of the red box featured in the image above.