An asteroid is rapidly coming towards Earth and it's the size of a city block. The fast-moving space rock is going to narrowly miss Earth at a distance of about 1,26,000 miles —that is roughly half the distance from the Earth to the moon. The asteroid is expected to pass Earth at 3:35 AM tomorrow morning as reported by EarthSky.org. 

The asteroid in question is currently moving at a speed of 29,000 miles per hour and has a diameter of 60 to 134 meters. The space rock has been bestowed the name 2010 WC9. 

The asteroid will not be visible with the naked eye, however, you can still watch if you're up for it. An astronomy group in London, England plans to live stream telescopic views of the asteroid. You can head over to Northolt Branch Observatories's Facebook page where it will be live streamed for the whole world to watch. 

© Northolt Branch Observatories

The asteroid was first discovered on November 30, 2010, by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona and almost eight years later it was spotted again for its return. 

The Asteroid is not particularly large in size, however, it is larger than the Chelyabinsk meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere in 2013. Six Russian cities were affected by an asteroid where 1500 people needed medical attention and numerous windows were broken in all six cities. The Chelyabinsk meteor was far smaller than 2010 WC9 roughly around 20 meters before it entered Earth's atmosphere. 

© Northolt Branch Observatories

This is the first time an Asteroid of this size will be having a close shave with Earth. If you happen to own a small telescope, you may be able to spot the Asteroid yourself. However, if you do not have access to a telescope, you can always watch the livestream from Northolt Branch Observatories here. 

Source: EarthSky.org