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‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid is headed towards Earth

The asteroid is around 0.7 miles (1.1km) wide — making it longer than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 0.5 miles high (0.8km).

It is set to pass by our planet on the 4th February at a distance of around 2,615,128 miles (4,208,641km) away — which is relatively close in space terms.

For reference, the distance between the Earth and the moon is 238,855 miles (384,400 km).

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