August will be marked by celestial events. Where, an asteroid will pass the Earth. An asteroid is predicted to pass Earth on August 21, 2021. Quoting NASA, this asteroid is named 2016 AJ193, because it was seen in 2016.
This time, the asteroid will approach moderately. The asteroid is 1.4 km wide and moving at a speed of 94,208 km/hour. The asteroid will pass within a distance of 3,427,445 km from Earth. Later, this asteroid will be visible at 11.10 ET or around 15.10 UTC.
It is estimated that this asteroid is 1.5 times the size of the Burj Khalifa or more than 4.5 times the size of the Eiffel Tower. NASA itself has classified this asteroid as a potential hazard. Actually this distance is still safe, but it is classified as a potential hazard because of the approach that is quite close.
In its publication, NASA stated that at its closest distance, 2016 AJ193 will remain 8.9 times farther than the moon's distance from Earth. Previously, on August 1, there was a Mercury Superior Conjunction incident. Then, on August 2 there was the Saturn Opposition.
Then, on August 11-12, the Perseid Meteor Shower Peak occurred. The rain is known to have great intensity or power, 100 meteors per hour or more. Finally, on August 11, there is also a Venus Conjunction that can be seen after sunset.