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An asteroid nearly the size of a double-decker bus — or “six adult Indian peacocks,” according to the Jerusalem Post — passed by Earth late Wednesday night, at 11:37 p.m. Eastern time.

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide (13 m). Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by ...

The average American school bus is roughly 35 to 40 feet long, for reference. The asteroid has a speed of 16.02 km/s, or about 35,835 mph, while the fastest bullets can only travel about 1,800 mph.