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Is Ryugu a dead comet masquerading as an asteroid?
Is Ryugu a dead comet masquerading as an asteroid?,The asteroid 162173 Ryugu was discovered in 1999, and is a near-Earth asteroid; in fact it can come so close it’s considered a potentially hazardous one, with an orbit that can technically bring it to within 100,000 kilometers of Earth. There’s no immediate risk of an impact, though.

Is Ryugu a dead comet masquerading as an asteroid?

The asteroid 162173 Ryugu was discovered in 1999, and is a near-Earth asteroid; in fact it can come so close it’s considered a potentially hazardous one, with an orbit that can technically bring it to within 100,000 kilometers of Earth. There’s no immediate risk of an impact, though.