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| August 22, 2020 | Kaelan Deese
NASA reported Saturday that an asteroid is headed toward Earth one day before U.S. Election Day this year, though the chances of an impact are less than 1 percent.
Scientists labeled the asteroid 2018VP1, and data reveals its diameter is 0.002 kilometers, or about 6.5 feet, CNN reported.
The celestial object was first discovered at the Palomar Observatory in California in 2018.
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The space rock will pass Earth on Nov. 2, on the the eve of Election Day in the United States.
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Asteroid headed toward Earth before November election: NASA https://t.co/aKs9ITKJQv pic.twitter.com/TA3Ht5qr6l
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