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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1998 OR2 [52768], Steven Bellavia

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1998 OR2 [52768]

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1998 OR2 [52768], Steven Bellavia

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1998 OR2 [52768]

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Asteroid 1998 OR2 {52678]is a 2 Km (1.2 mile) diameter, potentially hazardous asteroid, whose eccentric orbit crosses the orbit of the Earth.

It was discovered on 24 July 1998, by astronomers at the Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii.

On the morning of April 29th, 2020, asteroid 1998 OR2 passed within 6 million Km (4 million miles) of Earth

The time lapse represents 2 hours of motion.

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