Huge Asteroid Headed For a Close Approach to Earth On November 8th

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Asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass close to Earth on November 8th, 2011. This large asteroid (1,300 ft/ 400 meters) will pass Earth within 0.85 lunar distances. This is extremely close and very big. It will approach from the South.

More details to come as it gets closer.

http://www.space.com/11310-huge-asteroid-2005-yu55-passing-earth-november.html

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