Celestial bodies nearing Earth have always taken not only researchers' interest but also that of the public. In fact, over 10,000 space objects which greeted Earth on their way to wherever had already been documented.

This time will be no different, as an asteroid called 2014 RC is about to come close to home - and fortunately, NASA announced that the voyage of the 60-ft. space rock will leave nothing to worry about.

The small rock was first discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey project near Tucson, Arizona on the night of August 31. The Pan-STARRS 1 telescope, located on the summit of Haleakalā on Maui, Hawaii, saw it the following night.

Both sightings were reported to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Follow-up observations from the Catalina Sky Survey and the University of Hawaii 88-inch (2.2-meter) telescope on Mauna Kea confirmed the orbit of 2014 RC - meaning, the asteroid shall follow its designated path.

Tech Times reported that the asteroid will not be colliding with earth, and its distance will not be close enough to cause disruption of thousands of satellites. The source quoted astronomers in saying that the distance the asteroid shall cover would be one-tenth of how far the earth is from the moon. A tenth is an approximation of about 25,000 miles or 40,000 kilometers.

Space agency NASA announced:

"A small asteroid, designated 2014 RC, will safely pass very close to Earth on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. At the time of closest approach, based on current calculations to be about 2:18 p.m. EDT (11:18 a.m. PDT / 18:18 UTC), the asteroid will be roughly over New Zealand. From its reflected brightness, astronomers estimate that the asteroid is about 60 feet (20 meters) in size."

As the asteroid draws nearer, the apparent magnitude is calculated to be 11.5. This means the rock can hardly be seen by the naked eye. The space agency said that amateur astronomers who own small telescopes can somewhat catch the quick phenomenon created by the asteroid.

So which side of the earth will actually say hi to the asteroid? NASA revealed that the space rock shall pass below earth - we could be eyeing Antarctica the most now - as well as the geosynchronous ring of communications and weather satellites 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) in orbit above earth. Below and then up above--the path could be very interesting.

NASA promises that 2014 RC's future motion will be observed closely. It added that no threats have been identified to cause problems for our planet.

Those who want to witness the flyby can do so online. "The online Slooh Community Observatory, known for its live coverage of celestial happenings, and The Virtual Telescope Project will both begin webcasts late Saturday," said Tech Times.

NASA believes that this will be a great time for researchers to study more about asteroids.

A heliocentric view asteroid 2014 RC's orbit can be viewed here.