An 88-meter asteroid is approaching the Earth - NASA

An 88-meter asteroid is approaching the Earth - NASA

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The 88-meter asteroid 2020 VX1 will fly past the Earth on November 3 at a distance of 7.4 million km. The object is moving at a speed of 28,260 km/h, according to NASA.

On Sunday, November 3, the asteroid 2020 VX1 will fly as close as possible to Earth. This is reported by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UNN reports.

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According to NASA, the celestial object is 88 meters long and travels at 28,260 km/h. The distance from it to the planet will be 7.4 million kilometers.

If an asteroid approaches the Earth at a distance closer than 7.5 million kilometers and its size exceeds 150 meters, NASA considers it a "potentially hazardous object.

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