Large asteroid 1997 NC1 to safely fly past Earth this weekend, visible with binoculars
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Adithi Ramakrishnan
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A large asteroid called 1997 NC1 will safely pass Earth this weekend at a distance of 1.6 million miles. Discovered nearly 30 years ago by Hawaii's asteroid-tracking system, it poses no danger. Skygazers with binoculars or small telescopes may spot it as a small point of light. The asteroid won't come this close again until 2133.
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· 3 pulledA large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don't worry: It poses no danger.
The space rock — 1997 NC1 — makes its closest approach Saturday morning, coming within 1.6 million miles (2.6 million kilometers), according to the European Space Agency.
It won't greet Earth from such a distance again until 2133.
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