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2009 VA is an asteroid that came within Шаблон:Convert of Earth on 6 November 2009 making it the third closest non-impacting approach of a cataloged asteroid.[1]

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The trajectory of the object as it passed Earth

With a diameter of only Шаблон:Convert, scientists think that even if it had been on a direct collision course with Earth, it would have likely burned up in the atmosphere.[2] The space rock made its pass by Earth just fifteen hours after its discovery.[3]

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.[3]

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