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Published 11:34 2 Nov 2022 GMT
Updated 14:26 2 Nov 2022 GMT
Writing in the Astronomical Journal, lead study author Scott Sheppard and colleagues at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington say that 2022 AP7 crosses the Earth’s orbit, making it a potentially hazardous asteroid, known as a PHA.
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