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Large Asteroid To Pass Close By Earth
Los Angeles (SPX) Jul 03, 2006 An asteroid with the power to wipe out a small country will miss the Earth on Monday. Asteroid 2004 XP14 is nearly half a mile wide and was discovered in December 2004. It is in the "Apollo" class of asteroids, which are those that cross orbits with Earth. Initial speculation by some scientists predicted the possibility of impact with Earth later this century, but that conclusion has now been ruled out. When the asteroid passes Earth, it will be some 268,624 miles away, just slightly further away than the average distance of the Moon from Earth. A telescope will be required to view the asteroid, which will pass at 04:25 UTC time. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Near Earth Asteroids at JPL Asteroid and Comet Mission News, Science and Technology
Corkscrew Asteroid About To Leave The Local Earth Neighborhood
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 12, 2006News flash: Earth has a "second moon." Asteroid 2003 YN107 is looping around our planet once a year. Measuring only 20 meters across, the asteroid is too small to see with the unaided eye - but it is there. |
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