An asteroid discovered by Rob McNaught and his colleagues earlier this week (June 11/12) is due to pass Earth today - about 11.10pm UTC.
The asteroid, 2012 LZI, is about 500m wide, and will sneak past Earth at a distance of 5.3 billion kilometers. Unfortunately, in Australian time the asteroid isn't due to pass until about 10am tomorrow, so we will all miss out on the show. Oh well, maybe next time!
Above: Asteroid 2012 LZI floating through space on June 13.
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