Airplane-Sized Asteroid to Fly Between Earth and Moon
Description
Recently discovered asteroid 2018 RC will fly about 114,000 miles (183,465) away from Earth on Sept. 9, 2018. - Full story: https://www.space.com/41761-asteroid-2018-rc-flyby-closer-than-moon-webcast.html
**Note: the closest approach distance was updated to within 136,000 miles (220,000 kilometers) after video edit.
Credit: Space.com / orbit animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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