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Large Asteroid To Pass Close By Earth
03 July, 2006
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Large Asteroid To Pass Close By Earth

Chart showing the orbital parth of Asteroid 2004 XP14
by Staff WritersLos Angeles (SPX) Jul 03, 2006An asteroid with the power to wipe out a small country will miss the Earth on Monday. Asteroid 2004 XP14 is nearly half a mile wide and was discovered in December 2004. It is in the "Apollo" class of asteroids, which are those that cross orbits with Earth.

Initial speculation by some scientists predicted the possibility of impact with Earth later this century, but that conclusion has now been ruled out.

When the asteroid passes Earth, it will be some 268,624 miles away, just slightly further away than the average distance of the Moon from Earth. A telescope will be required to view the asteroid, which will pass at 04:25 UTC time.

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