The space rock will come within around 4.6 million miles of our planet, traveling at speeds of 10,400 miles per hour.
A giant asteroid larger than the Empire State Building is set to sail safely past Earth next week, according to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies .
The space rock is classified as a Near-Earth Object —a term referring to any asteroid or comet whose orbit takes it within 121 million miles of our sun, and within around 30 million miles of Earth. This is fortunate because in the rare scenario that an asteroid the size of 2006 QQ23 did strike the Earth, it would cause devastation on a regional scale in the event of a land impact, or a large tsunami that could significantly damage low-lying areas if it hit the ocean. Furthermore, the collision could result in global climatic changes potentially lasting for years.
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