'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Will Pass Close To Earth In 2029

NASA says a potentially hazardous asteroid will fly past the Earth in 2029. 

The asteroid is called Apophis. Britannica says the name comes from the ancient Egyptian god of chaos. NASA's website says it will "safely pass" about 20,000 miles from Earth on April 13th, 2029. The space agency noted that distance is "closer than the distance of many satellites" in orbit. 

Apophis was first discovered in 2004 by astronomers at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona.