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What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1 -in-48 chance of impacting Earth in 2032 .

The image was captured on Feb. 7, 2025 by the 8.1-meter Gemini South telescope that's located on Cerro Pachón , a mountain in the Chilean Andes .

The asteroid was first discovered by the NASA -funded Asteroid Terrestrial -impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Dec. 27, 2024 .

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