March 27 , 2021
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- Asteroid 2001 FO32 is the largest asteroid passed by Earth in 2021.
- It was discovered 20 years ago by Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program in Socorro, New Mexico in 2001.
- When it is at its closest to Earth, it is at a distance of 2 million km (Equal to 5¼ times the distance from Earth to the Moon).
- So, it has been designated as a “potentially hazardous asteroid”.
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