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2009 VA
2009 VA is an asteroid that came within of Earth on November 6, 2009 making it the 3rd closest non-impacting approach of a cataloged asteroid. With a diameter of only , scientists think that even if it had been on a direct collision course with Earth, it would have likely burned up in the atmosphere.〔(Small Asteroid Spotted Flying Close To Earth ), redorbit.com, November 11, 2009〕 The space rock made its pass by Earth just fifteen hours after its discovery.
The asteroid was first discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey at the University of Arizona. It was determined that the object would make a pass well within the orbit of the Moon, but would not strike Earth. The object passed so close to Earth that its orbit was modified by Earth's gravity.〔
==See also==
* 2008 TC3
* 2010 RF12, 2010 RX30, 2010 TD54 - a similar-sized asteroids that passed Earth in 2010
* List of notable asteroids#Record-setting close approaches to Earth for other, closer approaches
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