Portal:Current events/2004 December 24
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December 24, 2004
(Friday)
- 400 m asteroid 2004 MN4 (later named 99942 Apophis in July 2005) is estimated to have a roughly one-in-forty chance of colliding with Earth in 2029. Its Torino Scale rating is 4. (Space.com) (SpaceRef.com)