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400m asteroid passes Earth tuesday
Monday, 07 November 2011 14:13
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Tuesday the 400m asteroid 2005UY55 passes close but safely by Earth, at a disance of 325 000km - or slightly whitin the Moons orbit. The asteroid will be visible in a smaller telescopes (15cm) if you know ehere to look Tracking info at NASA's NEO-page |
