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    Newly-discovered asteroid 2020 XK1 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD

    ByTeo Blašković Tuesday, December 8, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 XK1 flew past Earth at a very close distance of just 0.05 LD / 0.00014 AU (20 943 km / 13 013 miles) from the center of our planet at 16:15 UTC on December 7, 2020. For reference, Earth's diameter is 12 742 km (7 917…

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