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Explained: Why Asteroid 2020 ND is ‘potentially dangerous’ to Earth – The Indian Express
Asteroid 2020 ND: The asteroid, about 170 metres-long, will be as close as 0.034 astronomical units (5,086,328 kilometres) to our planet, and is travelling at a speed of 48,000 kilometres per hour.
It is not necessary that asteroids classified as PHAs will impact the Earth. (Representational image/ Getty images)NASA has issued a warning that a huge Asteroid 2020 ND will move past Earth on July 24. The asteroid, about 170 metres-long, will be as close as 0.034 astronomical units (5,086,328 kilometres) to our planet, and is travelling at a speed of 48,000 kilometres per hour. Its distance from Earth has placed it in the potentially dangerous category.
Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs)
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