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Graphic issued by Nasa of the Orbital diagram from CNEO's close approach viewer showing BU's trajectory - in red - during its close approach with Earth. Then asteroid will pass about 10 times closer to Earth than the orbit of geosynchronous satellites, shown in green line. An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.

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A Nasa image of the Orbital diagram from CNEO's close approach viewer showing BU's trajectory - in red - during its close approach with Earth. Picture: NASA/JPL-Caltech/PA Wire

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