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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Asteroid 2010 TD54 Makes Close Encounter


ASTEROID FLYBY:: Newly-discovered asteroid 2010 TD54 flew by Earth on Tuesday, Oct. 12th, about 46,000 km above Earth's surface. Astronomers are studying the asteroid to determine if there was a change in the asteroid's trajectory from the close encounter. Amateur astronomer Patrick Wiggins photographed the flyby using a 14-inch Celestron telescope.

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