In January, 2002, an object 0.3 km across passed within 800,000 km of Earth, only roughly twice the distance to the moon.

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In January 2002, an asteroid known as 2002 MN passed within approximately 120,000 km (74,564 miles) of Earth, which is about one-third of the distance to the Moon, making the statement about an object passing close to Earth plausible, although the specific details about the size and distance in the statement might not precisely match the known event.

In January, 2002, an Object 0