“That said, the asteroid is certainly rushing to see us this Thursday..., traveling at a velocity of about 17,200 mph (27,720 km/h, or 7.7 km/second) relative to Earth, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported. “
More likely is that the asteroid is sitting still and Earth is headed towards it at 17,200mph.
Probably both bodies are moving so as to make for interesting calculations for our space scientists.