Huge asteroid to fly by Earth

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An asteroid the size of a city block discovered by astronomers in Canberra will zoom past Earth but poses no risk of a collision.
The "unusually large" asteroid will not be visible to the naked eye, but asteroid enthusiasts may watch it pass by during a live online broadcast, said Patrick Paolucci, president of the skywatchers' site, Slooh.
"Once in awhile one will come out of nowhere like this one, which is actually pretty big," Paolucci told AFP.
The massive object was discovered just days ago by Scottish-Australian astronomer Rob McNaught and colleagues at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University.
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