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Asteroid 2025 PN7: Safe Neighbor for 60 More Years

9/18/2025

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Astronomers identified asteroid 2025 PN7, which has been near Earth for over 60 years.
The Pan-STARRS observatory in Hawaii confirmed it on August 2, 2025.
Measuring 19 meters (62 feet) wide, it poses no threat, orbiting 4 to 60 million kilometers from Earth.
It will maintain its orbit for another 60 years before changing trajectory.
Quasi-moons like 2025 PN7 enhance understanding of near-Earth space dynamics.

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Astronomers identified asteroid 2025 PN7, which has been near Earth for over 60 years.
The Pan-STARRS observatory in Hawaii confirmed it on August 2, 2025.
Measuring 19 meters (62 feet) wide, it poses no threat, orbiting 4 to 60 million kilometers from Earth.
It will maintain its orbit for another 60 years before changing trajectory.
Quasi-moons like 2025 PN7 enhance understanding of near-Earth space dynamics.