Asteroid passerar nära jorden i helgen

26 juni 2026

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Europeiska rymdorganisationen (ESA) har bekräftat att asteroiden (152637) 1997 NC1 kommer att passera nära jorden i helgen, vilket är dess närmaste passage på 400 år.

Det finns ingen risk att asteroiden träffar planeten. Den kommer att vara synlig genom kommersiella teleskop och astronomiska kikare från olika delar av världen under flera nätter.

Organisationen uppger att observatörer i olika regioner kan följa händelsen under de kommande dagarna. Ingen särskild utrustning utöver vanlig astronomisk utrustning krävs för att se den.

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