1-km asteroid 1997 NC1 passes Earth Saturday.

At 6.6x the Earth-Moon distance, it carries the technical “potentially hazardous” designation but no modeled impact risk for 100 years, ESA said.

Visible with binoculars from both hemispheres Saturday; a nearby bright Moon may limit clarity.

Sources: RTE.ie, WRAL, WION, jowhar somali news leader, thesun.my