Asteroid 2021 AE closest approach to Earth

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On December 28, an asteroid made its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 6.3 million kilometres. Asteroid 2021 AE belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was found on January 2, 2021. This asteroid travels 728 days to orbit the Sun, with a maximum distance from the Sun of 369 million kilometres and the closest distance of 105 million kilometres.