Asteroid 1998 OR2 to safely fly past within 6.3 million kilometers of Earth
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A large asteroid, 1998 OR2, will safely fly by within 6.3 million kilometers of Earth on Wednesday, and scientists have stressed that it poses no danger to Earth. The 2-kilometer-wide asteroid passing by the Earth will provide astronomers with an exceptional opportunity to study the object in great detail.Scientists have reiterated that there is no need to panic as there is zero chance that the asteroid will hit Earth during the flyby.