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"path": "/2026/05/15/asteroid-2026-jv3-passed-earth-at-0-13-lunar-distances/",
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"textContent": "Asteroid 2026 JV3 passed Earth at a distance of 0.130 lunar distances (0.00034 AU / 50 900 km / 31 600 miles) from the center of our planet at 22:59 UTC on May 14, 2026, becoming the 6th closest known asteroid flyby within 1 LD recorded so far this year. Its closest point was about 44 500 km (27 700 miles) above Earth’s surface.\n\nSource",
"title": "Asteroid 2026 JV3 passed Earth at 0.13 lunar distances"
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