the asteroid is closest approach to erth at 200 -- 25:00 p.m. eastern over the indian ocean near sumatra. scientists comparing that astra to one that struck in arizona more than 50,000 years ago creating a crater nearly 1 mile across and more than 600 feet deep. nasa estmates that an object this size approaches earth every 40 years with the likelihood of a stre every 12,000 years. scientists worldwide claim that the mir astronauts were unrelated because of their very different trajectories. the $4 trillion global telecommunications industry is breathing a sigh of relief tonight as that astra crossed over the gm synchronous orbit of more than 1,000 telecommunications and weather satellites without incident. fox news correspondent bill keating has our report. ♪ >> this * is going away. >> reporter: asteroid be a 14 more than 55,000 miles from earth moving away from us not to return for decades. this * came very close to earth in fact another close as astra flyby in recorded history. 17,000 miles. in the word is down -- astronomers response on pred