It will come as close as 2.8 million miles to the Earth, placing it in NASA's 'Apollo' near-Earth designation. The asteroid will still be much closer than our planetary neighbors - Venus is 125.9 million miles from Earth, and Maris is 236.5 million miles away. In 1901, it passed just over 800,000 miles from our planet, according to Live Science, and in 1935, it flew 1.15 million miles from the Earth. When it is scheduled to pass by again, in 2034, it will likely be 3.1 million miles from the planet. NASA monitors asteroids to learn more about the early solar system - and to ensure their orbits do not move closer to the Earth.

Source: Daily Mail July 25, 2021 22:18 UTC