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Newly-discovered asteroid 2026 HZ4 approached closer than our geostationary satellites (35000km) 2 days ago. It is 2-7 meters wide. Animation by ‪Tony Dunn‬
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Newly-discovered asteroid 2026 HZ4 approached closer than our geostationary satellites (35000km) 2 days ago. It is 2-7 meters wide. Animation by ‪Tony Dunn‬


Diagram from NASA

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2026%20HZ4&view=VOP

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Tony Dunn

https://bsky.app/profile/tony873004.bsky.social/post/3mkg5amodlk2f

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NEO Asteroid 2026 HH4 is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 4,051,203.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 12h 50m 34s and the Declination is +07° 38’ 51” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of NEO Asteroid 2026 HH4 is 20.64.

https://theskylive.com/2026hh4-info



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  1. AliceCode on

    Can anyone explain why it looks like the objects are heading directly towards a planet and then veers off in these kinds of videos? There’s another one that I recall where a probe is approaching Jupiter, and it appears to be moving straight towards it, but then it flies past it somehow. Is it just a result of the probe angling itself towards the planet as it passes by, thus giving the illusion that it’s flying directly into it?