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  2. 367943 Duende - Wikipedia

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    367943 Duende (provisional designation 2012 DA 14) is a micro-asteroid and a near-Earth object of the Aten and Atira group, approximately 30 meters (98 ft) in diameter.It was discovered by astronomers of the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca at its robotic La Sagra Observatory in 2012, and named for the duende, a goblin-like creature from Iberian and Filipino mythology and folklore. [1]

  3. 2012 TC4 - Wikipedia

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    2012 TC 4 is a tumbling micro-asteroid classified as a bright near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 10 meters (30 feet) in diameter. [6] [7] [8] It was first observed by Pan-STARRS at Haleakala Observatory on the Hawaiian island of Maui, in the United States.

  4. List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2012 - Wikipedia

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    A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00257 AU) from Earth in 2012. [note 1] Rows highlighted red indicate objects which were not discovered until after closest approach

  5. 2012 LZ1 - Wikipedia

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    2012 LZ 1 is an asteroid classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Amor group, approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) in diameter. [4] It passed within 5.4 million kilometers (14 lunar distances) of Earth on 14 June 2012. [4]

  6. Asteroid 2012 TC4 is going to fly by Earth on October 12 ...

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    An asteroid that’s somewhere between 30 and 100 feet long is hurtling through space in the direction of Earth at 30,000 miles per hour. Asteroid 2012 TC4 is going to fly by Earth on October 12 ...

  7. 2012 KT42 - Wikipedia

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    The asteroid had a close approach to the Earth on 29 May 2012, approaching to only ~8950 miles (~14,440 km) above the planet's surface. This means 2012 KT 42 came inside the Clarke Belt of geosynchronous satellites. In May 2012, the estimated 5- to 10-metre-wide asteroid ranked #6 on the top 20 list of closest-approaches to Earth.

  8. 2012 BX34 - Wikipedia

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    2012 BX 34 is a small Aten asteroid that made one of the closest recorded asteroid close approaches of Earth on 27 January 2012. It passed within 0.0004371 AU (65,390 km; 40,630 mi) of Earth during its closest approach at 15:25 GMT.

  9. 2012 EG5 - Wikipedia

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    2012 EG5 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 47 meters (154 ft). [3] The asteroid was discovered on March 13, 2012. The asteroid came within 0.001539 AU (230,200 km; 143,100 mi) of Earth during its closest approach on April 1, 2012, [2] just over half the distance between Earth and the Moon's orbit.