Asteroid Alert! Small Asteroid '2013 UV3' Size of Tractor Trailer Zips Pass Earth Safely [VIDEO]

A small asteroid the size of a tractor-trailer zipped past Earth safely on October 29, reports Space.com.

The newly discovered space rock, 2013 UV3, buzzed past Earth safely on October 29, at 0.7 Lunar distance or 176,000 miles (283,000 km).

According to the NASA's JPL Small Body Database Browser, the asteroid is between 12 to 27 meters wide and too small to cause harm to the Earthlings. But at the same time it cautioned people by stating the example of the Russian meteorite that exploded over the Russian Urals in February, which measured only 17 metres yet caused great damage.

"Small asteroid 2013 UV3 will safely pass Earth Oct. 29," NASA's Near-Earth Object Program (@AsteroidWatch), based at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. posted a tweet.

The asteroid was discovered just a few days ago on Oct.  25. The asteroid was listed as code 7 indicating the object's path is unpredictable. Code 0 means the path of the space rock is certain and the highest degree of uncertainty is denoted by 9, reports Celestial Convergence.

According to the data, the asteroid closest approach to Earth was at 5.44 p.m. EDT. There are more than 90 percent near-Earth asteroids that are 0.6 miles wider, which have been catalogued by scientists.

Recently, the United Nations announced plans to defend against asteroids. This entails establishing an International Asteroid Warning Group that will share scientific information and also collect engineering resources with the main aim of spotting and deflecting asteroids that are making their way towards Earth.