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29 kwi 2020 · On April 29, 2020, around its closest approach to Earth, asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 will pass close to galaxy NGC 3463 and star HIP 53416.
29 kwi 2020 · Stargazers, astronomers and Armageddon fans had their eyes glued to a livestreamed feed of the solar system on Wednesday, as a “potentially hazardous asteroid ” — the size of four CN Towers —...
24 kwi 2020 · The Arecibo Observatory captured this radar image of the big asteroid 1998 OR2 on April 18, 2020. 1998 OR2 will fly by Earth at a distance of 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) on April...
It was discovered on 24 July 1998, by astronomers of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) program at the Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, it passed very near to earth on 29 April 2020 at around 4:15am. [3]
28 kwi 2020 · On April 29, an asteroid estimated to be 1.2 miles wide will fly by Earth, but it’s not on a destructive path.
26 mar 2021 · This animation depicts the orbital trajectory of asteroid 99942 Apophis as it zooms safely past Earth on April 13, 2029. Earth’s gravity will slightly deflect the trajectory as the 1,100-foot-wide (340-meter-wide) near-Earth object comes within 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of our planet’s surface.
14 gru 2022 · Although Apophis will not hit Earth anytime soon, the asteroid will make a close encounter with our planet on April 13, 2029, when it will pass within just 19,000 miles (31,000 kilometers).
