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1.8 kilometers wide hazardous asteroid to come close to Earth in May
1.8 kilometers wide hazardous asteroid to come close to Earth in May
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A 1.8-kilometer-wide potentially hazardous asteroid is set to come close to Earth as it passes in its orbit around the Sun.
A 1.8-kilometer-wide potentially hazardous asteroid is set to come close to Earth as it passes in its orbit around the Sun.
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The close encounter with Earth is set for the end of this month as the asteroid streaks past at a staggering speed of 47,196 kilometers per hour.
The close encounter with Earth is set for the end of this month as the asteroid streaks past at a staggering speed of 47,196 kilometers per hour.
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While the asteroid will swoop past Earth without any harm, Nasa has still classified the alien object as potentially hazardous
While the asteroid will swoop past Earth without any harm, Nasa has still classified the alien object as potentially hazardous
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Discovered in 1989 at the Palomar Observatory, the object named 1989 JA can be seen using a binocular as it comes close to the planet's orbit.
Discovered in 1989 at the Palomar Observatory, the object named 1989 JA can be seen using a binocular as it comes close to the planet's orbit.
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The asteroid will come as close as 40,24,182 kilometers to the planet, which is dangerously close for a flyby by an object.
The asteroid will come as close as 40,24,182 kilometers to the planet, which is dangerously close for a flyby by an object.
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The last time it came this close to Earth was in 1996 when the asteroid swept past the planet from a distance of just over four million kilometers.
The last time it came this close to Earth was in 1996 when the asteroid swept past the planet from a distance of just over four million kilometers.
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