Artist's illustration of the trajectory of asteroid 2017 YE5 through the solar system. At its closest approach to Earth, the asteroid came to within 16 times the distance between Earth and the moon.
More information about asteroids and near-Earth objects is available at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch .
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | 2017 YE5 | |
System | Near Earth Objects | |
Target Type | Asteroid | |
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Extra Keywords | Artwork, Color, Movie | |
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Release Date | 2018-07-12 | |
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Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22560 | |
Identifier | PIA22560 |