Asteroid to be visible to stargazers on Saturday (opens original article in a new tab)

A large asteroid will pass Earth on Saturday, visible to stargazers with telescopes or binoculars, posing no threat according to the ESA.

• Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 will pass Earth on Saturday at 2,560,000 km distance
• It will be visible with small telescope or large binoculars in Northern Hemisphere
• No impact risk confirmed by ESA as it travels at 9 km/s