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Go to topicAsteroid 2012DA14 captured by the La Sagra Sky Survey in 2012.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 had a close approach with Earth at 1925 UTC on 15 February 2013 at about 0.09 LD (Lunar Distances = ~384,000 kilometers) or 0.0002 AU (1 AU = ~150 million kilometers).