An asteroid about the size of a house shot past the Earth on Tuesday at relatively close range, and an astronomer managed to snap a photo of it as it passed overhead.

Despite its relatively close pass, 2022 AC4 is not classed as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) by NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), and there were no risks posed to our planet.

CNEOS does not classify 2022 AC4 as potentially hazardous because it takes into account more than just how close an asteroid comes to Earth.

For an asteroid to be classed as potentially hazardous, it must be expected to come sufficiently close to Earth but also be of sufficient size.

The Virtual Telescope Project is due to host a livestream of that close pass on its WebTV page on January 18 at 8 p.m.