Asteroid About to Pass as Close to Earth as the Moon
The asteroid, which is called 2023 HV5, will fly past the Earth on Wednesday at around 10 times the speed of a bullet being fired.
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The asteroid, which is called 2023 HV5, will fly past the Earth on Wednesday at around 10 times the speed of a bullet being fired.
The asteroid, named 2006 HV5, is one of the many Near-Earth Objects tracked by NASA.
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NASA's NEO Earth Close Approaches database has identified more than 30 "potentially hazardous" asteroids that will approach Earth in the coming year.
The three asteroids range in size, between that of a Boeing-777 and of a 50-story building.