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Asteroid 2020 XR flew about 1.37 million miles (2.2M km) away from Earth. The space rock is estimated to be about 300-700 km (248-434 miles) wide.

Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: 2024 NEO Coordination Centre - European Space Agency (ESA) | edited by Steve Spaleta
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