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- On April 13, 2029, asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass about 20,000 miles (32,000 km) from Earth at 5:45 p.m. EDT.
- Observers in Europe, Africa, and western Asia will see it with the naked eye.
- Discovered in 2004, Apophis is no longer considered a collision risk.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency plan missions to study the asteroid before and after the flyby.
