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2024 YR4 (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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2024 YR4 is an asteroid estimated to be 40 to 90 metres (130 to 300 ft) in diameter that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object. As of 18 February 2025, 2024 YR4 was rated as a 3 on the Torino scale, with a 1-in-32 (3.1%) chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

... couldn't be worse than the current giant "ass-roid"