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August 30, 2020
Asteroid 2011 ES4
The asteroids of the Apollo group often approach Earth. In August 2020, nearly 80 meetings were recorded, the closest of which was less than 8 thousand kilometers. At the same time, a significant number of encounters are new items, and only 10 items were discovered earlier (in 2007-2018).
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After detection, the orbits are calculated for the long term and the potential danger to the Earth. The probability of a collision of the asteroid 2011 ES4 was calculated in 2011 and was considered insignificant.
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/29125/
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