• On 26 January 2015, asteroid 2004 BL86 will get within 745,000 miles (approx 1.2 million KM) from Earth, which is very close for such a large asteroid!
• This is the closest BL86 will get to Earth for at least the next 200 years.
• Although BL86 will travel at 35,000 MPH (approx 56,000 KM per hour), it should be visible to skywatchers with a decent pair of binoculars, as it measures about a third of a mile wide (approx. 500 metres!)
• Earthsky.org reports that BL86 should be visible in the sky near the constellation Cancer.
• NASA states that a visit from such a large chunk of space rock will not be seen again until 2027 when 1999 AN10 is expected to fly by.
• BL86 was first discovered in 2004. 

Read more:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/asteroid-2004-bl86-fly-close-earth-article-1.2083675

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/asteroid-set-to-narrowly-miss-us-will-be-visible-from-earth-9987197.html

https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/26031308/big-asteroid-to-zoom-by-earth-on-australia-day/

http://full-timewhistle.com/science-27/massive-asteroid-to-just-miss-the-earth-on-jan-26-3836.html

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