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  "path": "/2026/04/27/asteroid-2026-hz4-close-approach-0-07-lunar-distances-april-2026/",
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  "textContent": "Asteroid 2026 HZ4 passed Earth at a distance of 0.077 LD (0.00020 AU / 29 709 km / 18 460 miles) from the center of our planet at 12:13 UTC on April 24, 2026, becoming the second-closest known asteroid flyby within 1 lunar distance recorded so far this year. Its closest point was about 23 338 km (14 501 miles) above Earth’s surface, placing it inside the orbit of geostationary satellites.\n\nSource",
  "title": "Asteroid 2026 HZ4 passed Earth at 0.072 lunar distances, the second closest of the year"
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