Asteroid Flies Less Than 60,000 Miles From Earth | Orbit Animation

Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 08:30 in Astronomy & Space

The space rock named 2014 JG55 is estimated to be between 10-26 feet wide, traveling ~6 miles per second. It made its closest approach to Earth on May 10th, 2014, the same day it was discovered.

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