99942 Apophis
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99942-apophis-179-4174620
title:
99942 Apophis
text:
99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object with a diameter of 370 metres that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability up to 2.7% that it would hit Earth on April 13, 2029. Additional observations provided improved predictions that eliminated the possibility of an impact on Earth in 2029. Until 2006, a small possibility nevertheless remained that, during its 2029 close encounter with Earth, Apophis would pa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis
date created:
2004-12-24T08:03:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T07:51:12Z
main entity:
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13
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