1998 QE2

Asteroid 1998 QE2 Has a Traveling Companion: A Little Moon [Video]

Everyone's been talking about asteroid 1998 QE2 recently as it flies by our planet, but the 1.7-mile giant has a little friend that was only recently discovered by NASA. Turns out that 1998 QE2 has a traveling companion: a little moon of its own.

1998 QE2 Asteroid The Size of 9 Cruise Ships Set to Sail Past Earth

An asteroid about nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 will "sail" by earth this Friday. The asteroid is called 1998 QE2, though it isn't named after the cruise ship, and will safely pass by at about 3.6 million miles, or 15 times the distance between our planet and the moon.

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