2020 NA (Clara)

Clara is a carbonaceous chondrite asteroid that appears in the 2020 Toho disaster film, #JusticeForLove: End of the World, and serves as the primary plot device of the film.

Name
"Clara" is a feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous", referencing the typical appearance of a bolide during its atmospheric entry.

In-universe, the asteroid was probably named after an individual with the name Clara, presumably its discoverer.

#JusticeForLove: End of the World
Originating from the outer asteroid belt, Clara was a fragment of a much larger parent body that collided with another impacting body several million years ago, that resulted in its orbit being disrupted. In the present day, it is discovered that Clara is on a collision course with Earth, and will impact in about three months. At the same time, small fragments from Clara wreak havoc around the world, destroying the cities of Tokyo, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in the process. The United States and Russia attempt to deflect Clara by launching a series of intercontinental ballistic missiles, approximately 5 days before its projected impact. Due to the asteroid's enormous size, the ICBMs failed to deflect Clara, that remains on a collision course with Earth. Following mankind's failure to deflect the asteroid, they prepare for the inevitable end. Clara finally impacts Earth on October 10, in central France, just east of Paris, triggering a global firestorm that renders the Earth's surface uninhabitable, causing most animal and plant life to become extinct, including mankind.

Trivia

 * The asteroid's name both references Isabelle Abiera's character in the 2014 series Innamorata, and the typical appearance of a bolide.
 * Clara was inspired by the Chicxulub impactor, that triggered the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago, that served as the main inspiration for #JusticeForLove: End of the World.
 * In the United States, #JusticeForLove: End of the World was released under its American title Asteroid Clara.