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Asteroid 2023 VH6 to pass by Earth today; Know details of close encounter
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Asteroid 2023 VH6 to pass by Earth today; Know details of close encounter

[ad_1] To track and study asteroids which are mainly present in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, NASA has several advanced ground and space-based telescopes in place. NEOWISE telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Pans-STARRS1, and Catalina Sky Survey are just some of the telescopes and observatories that help study asteroids and remove any uncertainties around their potentially close approaches to Earth. With the help of these, the space agency has shed light on an asteroid that is expected to pass Earth today, November 23.Asteroid 2023 VH6 detailsThe asteroid, given the designation of Asteroid 2023 VH6, is travelling towards Earth in its orbit at a breakneck speed of 26389 kilometers per hour, which is even faster than Intercontinental...