2007 VK184 is an asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

 which is listed on the Near-Earth Object Risk List with a rating on the Torino Scale

Torino Scale

The Torino Scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets.It is intended as a communication tool for astronomers and the public to assess the seriousness of collision predictions, by combining probability statistics and known...

 of Level 1. A Torino rating of 1 is a routine discovery in which a pass near the Earth is predicted that poses no unusual level of danger. , and are the only near-earth objects to be listed above Level 0 for potential impacts within 100 years. was discovered on November 12, 2007, by the Catalina Sky Survey

Catalina Sky Survey

Catalina Sky Survey is a project to discover comets and asteroids, and to search for Near-Earth objects. More specifically, to search for potentially hazardous asteroids , that may pose a threat of impact.-Mission:...

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Further observations between December 18, 2007, and January 4, 2008, suggested an increase in the impact probability to 1 in 2700 chance for an impact with Earth during June 2048.