{"id":2095,"date":"2020-01-29T03:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T21:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asteroidstation.com\/?p=2095"},"modified":"2020-01-29T03:52:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T21:52:31","slug":"a-large-asteroid-2017-ae5-will-zoom-by-earth-early-february-closest-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asteroidstation.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/29\/a-large-asteroid-2017-ae5-will-zoom-by-earth-early-february-closest-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"A Large Asteroid (2017 AE5) Will Zoom By Earth Early February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A large asteroid, (2017 AE5), will be one of the first asteroids to pass Earth in February 2020. The asteroid was discovered in 2011 but renamed in 2017. This object is estimated to be around 210 meters, which is close to 700 feet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Will the asteroid hit Earth?<\/span><\/p>\n

The closest the asteroid will get to Earth is around 3 million miles away. An asteroid like this could cause City wide destruction. Interestingly the asteroid is traveling around 20,000 miles per hour, which is fast and scary for its size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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