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Palomar Observatory photographs closest near-earth asteroid ever detected – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Scientists say the 10-foot to 20-foot object passed within 1,830 miles of Earth last weekend
The famed Palomar Observatory in North County photographed an SUV-sized asteroid last weekend that NASA says set the record for coming closer to earth than any known near-earth asteroid.
The NEA which measured 10-feet to 20-feet across passed within 1,830 miles of Earth above the southern Indian Ocean while traveling at 8 miles per second. NASA says the object would have burned up in Earths atmosphere if it had been on an impact trajectory.
Asteroid 2020 QG, as it is known, was photographed by…
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