Near-Earth asteroid '1998 OR2' to fly past within 3.9m miles of our planet today

A large near-Earth asteroid, measuring about 4 to 8 meters in diameter is set to fly past the Earth today (Wednesday). According to NASA, the asteroid will fly past the Earth at 3 PM today and the phenomenon will provide astronomers a chance to study the 1.5-mile-wide (2-kilometer-wide) object in great detail. The asteroid, called 1998 OR2, will make its closest approach, but will still be more than 16 times farther away than the Moon.

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