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A giant asteroid measuring nearly a kilometer in diameter is charging the Earth at a speed of 57,240 km / h and will be hitting our planet in February, according to NASA.
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The asteroid, baptized 163373 or 2002 PZ39 and with a diameter of 440 to 990 meters, will pass close to Earth in February, NASA announced.
According to the US space agency, on February 15 this potentially dangerous asteroid will approach Earth at a minimum distance of 5,776,000 km, 15 times the distance between our planet and the Moon.
Next rapprochement with Earth in 2075
The asteroid 163373 was discovered on October 23, 1995. It belongs to the Apollo family, whose eccentricity of the orbit allows it to cross that of the Earth. The next time he approaches us will be in 2075.
January 18, asteroid 2009 BH2 with a diameter between 88 and 200 meters approached the Earth at a distance of 5.6 million kilometers.
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