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08-06-09 Big Asteroid 2009KL2 passes earth in September

The NEO 2009 KL2 was discovered on 21st May 2009,by the Jura Observatory,Switzerland,and has been confirmed by the International Association for Astronomy.The size is approximately 800 meters,and will make its flyby in september.Near Earth Objects are not rare.A potentially massive big object could cause real damage if such objects would hit Earth.Its the first time Swiss amateur astronomers have discovered a N.E.O like this.This N.E.O don't belongs to the Potentially Hazardous Asteroids(PHAs).Those asteroids make threatening close approaches.