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140-Foot Asteroid Makes Close Pass by Earth Overnight, NASA Says
NASA tracked asteroid 2007 EG, about 140 feet wide, passing 1,060,000 miles from Earth with no threat, part of monitoring over 41,000 near-Earth asteroids.
- At closest approach on March 15, 2026, NASA and astronomers worldwide confirmed Asteroid 2007 EG posed no immediate threat.
- NASA JPL classifies 2007 EG as an Aten-class near-Earth asteroid with a 239-day orbit crossing Earth's path and a closest separation of 0.01 AU.
- Measuring about 140 feet, 2007 EG traveled roughly 17,379 mph as astronomers worldwide tracked its near-Earth passage.
- Observations from telescopes will refine orbital predictions and improve long-term tracking, and the encounter formed part of routine planetary-defense monitoring cataloged by NASA each year.
- Looking ahead, 2007 EG has five predicted close approaches, including March 21, 2028 and Jan. 27, 2043, while the Indian Space Research Organisation plans expanded international asteroid mission participation.
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·Spokane, United States
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