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A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 CX1 impacted Earth over the English Channel between England and France, Europe at 02:59 UTC on February 13, 2023. This small asteroid was discovered just several hours before impact, making it the 7th asteroid to be discovered before impacting Earth.
Asteroid 2023 CX1 is part of the Apollo group of asteroids and had an estimated size ranging from 0.8 to 1.8 m (2.6 to 5.9 feet) in diameter.
This fast-moving object, with a relative velocity of 17.41 km/s, was first observed at GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto at 20:40 UTC on February 12 and was confirmed by Visnjan Observatory in Croatia at 21:46 UTC. The confirmation came just over 5 hours before impact. The provisional designation of this object was SAR2667.
Although asteroids of this size enter Earth’s atmosphere several times per year, it is rare for them to be detected beforehand.
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