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== Near-Earth object flyby == [[File:1999_KW4_animated.gif|left|thumb|Simulated animation of the Moshup binary system]] In 2019, Perkin Observatory was noted for pointing out the flyby of the Near-Earth asteroid [[66391 Moshup|1999 KW4]] (66391 Moshup) by a local radio station.<ref name=":2" /> They recommend viewing it with at least a 8-inch aperture telescope, and that it would be about 3 million miles away from the Earth during its flyby.<ref name=":2" /> The asteroid will not return until 2036.<ref name=":2" />
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