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China Daily | Updated: 2015-01-27 07:52
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Asteroid to make pass near Earth
An asteroid measuring about a half-kilometer in diameter will make a relatively close - but harmless - pass by Earth on Tuesday, NASA said. The asteroid will pass about 1.2 million km from Earth, about three times farther away than the moon. Amateur and professional astronomers are preparing to watch the flyby, which will be most visible in the Americas, Europe and Africa, from 9 am to 2 pm on Tuesday, China time.
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