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Asteroid closest fly-by earth

August 27 , 2020 1555 days 978 0
  • Three to six meters long Asteroid has made a record for coming closer to Earth than any other known Near-Earth Asteroids (NEA) without impacting it.
  • As per the reports, it has passed 1,830 miles (2,950 km) above the Southern Indian Ocean.
  • It Dubbed as ‘2020 QG’ and has entered the record books as the closest known non-impacting asteroid.

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