A HUGE asteroid will be making a close approach to Earth this week.

Nasa thinks Asteroid 531944 (2013 CU83) could be up to 1050 feet wide, making it over three times the size of the Statue of Liberty.

Asteroid 531944 (2013 CU83) will make its close approach this Saturday

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Asteroid 531944 (2013 CU83) will make its close approach this SaturdayCredit: Getty

The Statue of Liberty stands at 305 feet tall if you include its base.

The US space agency has put the asteroid on its close approach list.

It should come about 4.3million miles away from Earth this Saturday evening.

That may sound pretty far away but it’s actually very close in the grand scheme of space.

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That’s why Nasa still has to flag it as a “close approach” and keep an eye on its movements.

If an asteroid comes within 4.65million miles and is over a certain size, it’s considered “close” and “potentially hazardous” by cautious space agencies.

There’s no need to panic about Saturday’s asteroid though.

It’s expected to shoot past us at just over 13,000 miles per hour.

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Asteroid 531944 (2013 CU83) is expected to be the largest to skim past Earth this week.

However, there is a 721-foot asteroid that’s expected to shoot past us on Friday evening.

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Asteroid (2016 CZ31) is expected to make a closer approach.

It should still stay over one million miles away.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk

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