An asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered by the Asteroid ...

The Torino Scale, contentious since its introduction in 1999, rates asteroids based on the chances they might strike Earth, when an impact could occur, and how significant the devastation would be.

The only time an asteroid of similar or larger size has been classified higher on the Torino scale was in 2004, when the asteroid Apophis was briefly ranked as a Level 4, with an estimated 2.7% ...

According to the Torino Scale, 2024 YR4’s ranking of 3 means “current calculations give a 1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction. Most likely, new telescopic ...

The scale is color-coded, with categories from 0 (white for no hazard) to 10 (red for certain collisions). When 2024 YR 4 was thought to have a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, that placed it in the ...

Astronomers rank danger of impact on what is known as the Torino scale. It goes from 0-10, and in general, these rankings are divided into levels of concern: 0-1 are clear or green ...

The Torino Scale also uses a color code scale: white, green, yellow, orange, red. Each color code has an overall meaning: NO HAZARD (white) 0. The likelihood of a collision is zero, or is so low ...

The 0-to-10 scale ranges from no hazard (Torino Scale 0), to normal (Torino Scale 1), to meriting attention by astronomers (Torino Scale 2 through 4), threatening ...

The object, which is thought to be about 50 meters (150 feet) wide has been placed at Level 3 on the Torino scale due to a particularly close approach on December 22, 2032.