This NASA plot shows the orbit of the near-Earth asteroid 2011 MD (blue line) overlaid on the Earth's orbit (white line). The two objects intersect at bottom, and will have an extremely close pass on June 27, 2011.
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Asteroid to Give Earth a Close Shave Monday - FoxNews.com: "The asteroid's upcoming Earth flyby will be a close shave, but not a record for nearby passing asteroids. The record is currently held by the asteroid 2011 CQ1, which came within 3,400 miles (5,471 kilometers) of Earth on Feb. 4 of this year."
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