Close approach of asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21

Asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21 will fly past Earth on 27 June, at 20:14 UTC (22:14 CEST). At 2310 m across, it is larger than 99% of all known near-Earth objects (NEOs), but it poses no risk to Earth and will pass by more than 17 times as far away as the Moon.

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