Asteroid 1998 QE2 Passes Earth

The closest approach of the asteroid occurred today at 4:59 p.m. EDT, when the asteroid was no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon.

Its next pass, on July 12, 2028 will be at a very safe 45 million miles (73 mil km).

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