Asteroid 1998 QE2 drive by!

Jun 1

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 flew by earth yesterday at 3.6 million miles away at 4:59pm (about 15 times farther than our moon)- This asteroid is about 1.7 miles in diameter. 1998 QE2 is among the largest asteroids with orbits that can pass near Earth. It also has it’s own orbiting moon!

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