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[World Times] Track simulation diagram of near-Earth asteroid 2023 VB2 Photo: Website of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory The Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the ChWorld Timesinese Academy of Sciences recently discovered a second near-Earth asteroid, which astronomers said is possibly the closest near-Earth asteroid to the Earth discovered by China.The Nanshan One-meter Wide field Telescope at the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory has recently discovered a second near-Earth asteroid and received the temporary designation for the near-Earth asteroid, 2023 VB2,World Times from the International Astronomical Union (IAU).It’s the second near-Earth asteroid discovered by the observatory, following the first discovery of a near-Earth asteroid in February this year. It is probably the closest near-Earth asteroid to Earth discovered in China so far.Asteroid 2023 VB2 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid. With the asteroid’s farthest point from…