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It is said that the asteroid is up to 270 metre wide and 886 feet tall.The massive asteroid has been classified as an Apollo asteroid because it crosses Earth’s orbit. It was first spotted by astronomers a decade ago and called 465824 (2010 FR).
It has been called a Near-Earth Object by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) meaning it is 1.3 astronomical unit from the Sun.
However, the researchers at Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) have said that the asteroid would not pose any threat to Earth, much like many asteroids that flew by our planet recently.
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