Near-Earth Asteroid 2012 DA14 - 2013 from 160 size Watch Video
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Description: Minor planet 2012 DA14 is a near-Earth asteroid with a diameter of about 50 meters (160 ft). It was discovered on February 23, 2012, just seven days after passing 0.0174 AU (2,600,000 km; 1,620,000 mi) from Earth. On February 15, 2013, the asteroid passed 27,700 km (17,200 mi) from the surface of Earth. This is a record close approach for a known object of this size.nnFred Espenak imaged 2012 DA14 from Bifrost Astronomical Observatory (http://astropixels.com/bifrost/bifrostindex.html) several ho
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