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Bookmark or Share- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth - WikipediaThe average near-Earth asteroid, such as 2019 VF 5, passes Earth at 18 km/s. The average short-period comet passes Earth at 30 km/s, and the average long-period comet passes Earth at 53 km/s. [ 10 ]
- Apophis - NASA ScienceAsteroid 99942 Apophis is a near-Earth object (NEO) estimated to be about 1,100 feet (335 meters) across. When it was discovered in 2004, Apophis was identified as one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth.
- Asteroid Watch - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)Near-Earth objects are asteroids and comets with orbits that bring them to within 120 million miles (195 million kilometers) of the Sun, which means they can circulate through the Earth’s orbital neighborhood. Most near-Earth objects are asteroids that range in size from about 10 feet (a few meters) to nearly 25 miles (40 kilometers) across.
- Next Five Asteroid Approaches - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)The dashboard displays the next five Earth approaches to within 4.6 million miles (7.5 million kilometers or 19.5 times the distance to the moon); an object larger than about 150 meters that can approach the Earth to within this distance is termed a potentially hazardous object.
- NEO Earth Close Approaches - NASANASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) web-site. Data related to Earth impact risk, close-approaches, and much more.
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