小惑星が今週末、地球に接近

2026年06月26日(金)

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欧州宇宙機関（ESA）は、小惑星（152637）1997 NC1が今週末、過去400年で最も地球に近い距離を通過すると発表しました。

この小惑星が地球に衝突する危険性はありません。数夜にわたり、世界各地から市販の望遠鏡や天体観測用の双眼鏡で観測できる見込みです。

同機関は、各地域の観測者が今後数日間この現象を観察できるとしています。観測には、一般的な天体観測用機材以外の特別な装備は必要ありません。

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