New algorithm spots its first "potentially hazardous" near-Earth asteroid — and it's 600 feet long

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New algorithm spots its first "potentially hazardous" near-Earth asteroid — and it's 600 feet long
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New algorithm spots its first "potentially hazardous" near-Earth asteroid — and it's 600 feet long::The algorithm will eventually be used at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory​, a survey telescope being built in Chile.

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Scientists were able to confirm that the asteroid "poses no risk to Earth for the foreseeable future."

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That's about 200 meters for anyone who doesn't use feet.

To give an idea of size, 200m is about twice the length that you run in a 100m sprint.