An asteroid that is 100 meters wide showed the possibility of colliding with Earth in 2032 before Christmas, due to which several global planetary defence agencies were triggered. The asteroid was spotted in December 2024 by an automated telescope in Chile. An impact list was made by the US and European space agencies and placed this asteroid at the top of the list.

According to reports, the asteroid has a 1.3 percent chance to hit the Earth. It is most likely to pass Earth without any damage, and it is being said by a professor of planetary astronomy. The Torino impact hazard scale is used for categorising the risk of colliding asteroids and comets near Earth objects (NEO). The scale uses an integer rating from 0 to 10 and was developed in 1999 in Turin, Italy. Zero means there will be negligible collision chances, whereas tension means very high chances of collision with global catastrophic consequences.

So, according to the Torino impact hazard scale, this asteroid is placed at three, as it has high chances to hit Earth as compared to other objects tracked by NASA and other space agencies.The two global asteroid response groups were activated; they are the International Asteroid Warning Network and the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group. Both groups started observing asteroids to reduce uncertainties. Astronomers are looking to find out more details about the asteroid before it fades from view.