Massive asteroid makes its closest approach to Earth

Asteroid at breakneck speed 

Asteroid 2023 GG hurled towards Earth at a speed of 38007 kilometres per hour

Closest approach 

The asteroid made its closest approach to Earth on April 11

No threat 

The asteroid which had a massive width of 240 feet did not threaten the Earth's existence 

Distance of 1.5 million kilometres

Asteroid 2023 GG was just at a distance of 1.5 million kilometres

Apollo Group 

On April 5, 2023, it was discovered that the asteroid belonged to Apollo group 

Orbiting around Sun

As per reports, every 446 days, the asteroid completes one orbit around the Sun

NASA tracking asteroid threats 

All detected near-Earth objects that may threaten the planet's existence are tracked by the Centre for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS)