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Asteroid 99942 Apophis, better known as ‘God of chaos’, was captured by the Virtual Telescope 2.0, from Italy, arouse expectation for its dangerous proximity to the earth.
Discovered in 2004, the asteroid received the name of Apophis, referring to the Egyptian god of evil, the darkness and destruction.
The gigantic space rock, which is 340 meters wide, is one of the asteroids more likely to affect the land- with a 1 in 150,000 chance of crashing in 2068, according to international media.
The Aphophis can be observed more accurately on March 6, as that day is its minimum distance from the Country, about 15 million kilometers.
The NASA indicated that on April 13, 2029, this asteroid will pass 31 thousand kilometers from our planet and will be seen without the need for special devices in the night sky.
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