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An asteroid will fly by Earth on 1/6
Talking to reporters Vietnam, Nguyen Duc Phuong, the Vietnam Space Telescope said, an asteroid will fly by Earth at about 3 am on 1/6, times in Vietnam.


However, the ones who love astronomy will not be able to visually observe the phenomenon in Vietnam. Moreover, the observation should have the special equipment, often equipped with large observatories in the world.

According to Mr. Phuong, the asteroid known as 1998 QE2, the size of about 2.4 km and the flight from Earth of about 5.8 million kilometers-is more than 15 times the distance between Earth and the Moon so that there will not have any touching occurred.
The experts also said that a planet flying by the earth is not a phenomenon rare in 2012, there have been few cases.
"Scientists will be watching closely this phenomenon to calculate whether future asteroid collision with Earth or not to offer the best treatment options," said Mr. Phuong finalized. /.

Interpreter: nnhanh
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