Photo: Asteroid to Whiz by Earth Next Week

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The track of asteroid 2007 TU24, illustrated here, will carry it near Earth on January 29.

At 334,000 miles (537,521 kilometers) away, the object has no chance of hitting Earth, experts say.

Image courtesy Dr. Dale Ireland, Silverdale, WA

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