Asteroid Hitting Earth 2024 Predictions. The object with the highest probability of colliding with earth was the 1,100 feet (340 m) wide asteroid 99942 apophis, which was predicted to get dangerously close. After its discovery in 2004,.
This asteroid is scheduled for a close encounter with our planet on september 17, 2024, passing at a safe distance of approximately one million. It was discovered only 13 days.