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2005 ED224

A 54-meter asteroid with a short observation arc and multiple virtual impactors.

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2005 ED224 is a 54-meter near-Earth asteroid with a three-day observation arc from March 2005. It once held the record for the soonest potential impact among asteroids over 50 meters with odds better than one in a million. Unobserved since its discovery, its orbit remains highly uncertain.

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Who discovered 2005 ED224?

2005 ED224 was discovered by LINEAR (704) and 1.0-m Reflector.

When was 2005 ED224 discovered?

2005 ED224 was discovered on 13 March 2005.

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