The asteroid was first spotted on March 28 by scientists using the Pan-STARRS survey telescope, which snaps pictures of the night sky from its perch atop Haleakala, a dormant volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. While 2023 FW13 — which could be about 65 feet (20 meters) wide, according to early estimates — tags along with Earth, astronomers say the Sun has significantly more influence on the space rock.