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NASA: Asteroid to pass Earth within 176 Bulgarias after Eurovision | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · · 870 words · By AARON REICH
Planetary Defense Bulgarian National Pride/Eurovision Astronomy/Astrophysics
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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“An asteroid is set to fly within 176 Bulgarias of the Earth on Monday, May 18, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.”
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Multiple web sources confirm asteroid 2026 JH2 is set to pass Earth on May 18. The distance calculation (176 * 520km = 91,520km) aligns with the reported closest approach of approximately 90,000-91,000km.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in May 1926:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1926
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in May 1966:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1966
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384,399 kilometers (238,854 mi), a distance roughly 30 times the width of Earth. It completes an orbit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
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“The asteroid in question has been designated 2026 JH2”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly identify the asteroid as 2026 JH2.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 JH2 is a small near-Earth asteroid with a diameter between 15 and 35 metres (49 and 110 feet). It was discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey in Tucson, Arizona on 10 May 2026. Classified as an Ear…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_JH2
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_identification_number
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web search NEUTRAL — The size of 2026 JH2 is estimated to be between 50 and 115 feet across, similar to the object responsible for the 2013 Chelyabinsk airburst in Russia. As it approaches Earth, the asteroid is expected …
https://ktrh.iheart.com/content/2026-05-13-newly-discovered-…
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“Bulgaria... won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest shortly before this article was written”
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Wikipedia and multiple independent news agencies (DW, EuroNews, BBC) confirm Bulgaria won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bulgaria has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 15 times since making its debut at the 2005 contest in Kyiv. The country won the contest for the first time in 2026 with the song "Bangaran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_in_the_Eurovision_Son…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bulgaria participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Bangaranga", written by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova and Dimitris Kontopoulos, and performed by Yoto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_in_the_Eurovision_Son…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May and a final on 16 May 2026, held at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2026
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“asteroid 2026 JH2 is said to be 33 meters in diameter at most, based on NASA's estimations.”
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Multiple sources estimate the diameter between 15 and 35 meters, supporting the claim that it is 33 meters at most.
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web search NEUTRAL — Near-Earth asteroid 2026 JH2: poster of the event.Its diameter in supposed to be in 15 – 34 meters range, while the minimum distance from us will be reached on 18 May 2026, around 21:57 UTC, when this…
https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/05/12/near-earth-astero…
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web search NEUTRAL — The asteroid, called 2026 JH2, is set to get to within just 56,000 miles (90,000 km) of Earth — around a quarter of the average Earth-moon distance. It also means 2026 JH2 will get significantly close…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2026/05/13/ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — The asteroid measures an estimated 16 to 35 meters (50 to 115 feet) across, comparable in scale to the roughly 20-meter Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia in 2013.
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/05/asteroid-to-pass-near-e…
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“Bulgaria... won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Bangaranga,"”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm Bulgaria won the 2026 contest with the song 'Bangaranga' performed by Dara.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May and a final on 16 May 2026, held at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bulgaria participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Bangaranga", written by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova and Dimitris Kontopoulos, and performed by Yoto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_in_the_Eurovision_Son…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bulgaria has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 15 times since making its debut at the 2005 contest in Kyiv. The country won the contest for the first time in 2026 with the song "Bangaran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_in_the_Eurovision_Son…
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“Multiple studies and analyses have put Bulgaria's total length at 520 kilometers.”
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Two independent web sources specify the maximum distance across/length of Bulgaria as 520 kilometers.
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web search NEUTRAL — The borders of Bulgaria have a total length of 2,245 km; of them 1,181 km are land boundary and 686 km are formed by rivers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Bulgaria
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web search NEUTRAL — However, Bulgaria’s more compact, less fragmented shape gives it efficiency advantages in internal connectivity, with the maximum distance across Bulgaria being just 520 kilometers (323 miles) compare…
https://realcountrysizes.com/true-size-of-bulgaria/
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web search NEUTRAL — Bulgaria has a wide outlet on the Black Sea and river Danube and borders with Greece, Serbia, Romania, Turkey and Macedonia. The country territory is 111 000 square kilometers - 520 kilometers in leng…
https://rightnetcountry.blogspot.com/p/bulgaria.html
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“At its closest approach during its flyby, asteroid 2026 JH2 is predicted by NASA to come within 91,600 kilometers of the Earth.”
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Multiple sources report the closest approach as approximately 90,000 to 91,000 km.
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web search NEUTRAL — These are words and phrases related to hate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of hate.
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“The Moon orbits the Earth at an average distance of 387,000 kilometers.”
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The claim states 387,000 km, but the authoritative Wikipedia source for the Moon states the average distance is 384,399 km.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of AVERAGE is a single value (such as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values. How to use average in a sente…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/average
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web search NEUTRAL — Average In mathematics, an average of a collection or group is a value that is most central, common, or typical in some sense, and represents its overall position. In mathematics, it most commonly ref…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average
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web search NEUTRAL — Free calculator to determine the average, or the arithmetic mean, of a given data set. It also returns the calculation steps, sum, count, and more.
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“current calculations say that asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass the Earth.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the asteroid poses no impact risk and will safely pass Earth.
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web search NEUTRAL — Asteroid 2026 JH2’s closest approach to Earth is expected at 21:23 UTC on 18 May 2026, when it will pass by at a distance of 90,000km (56,000 miles). That may sound incredibly far away – and it is – b…
https://endoftheamericandream.com/a-newly-discovered-asteroi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Asteroid 2026 JH2, about 20 meters wide, will fly past Earth at 57,000 miles on May 18, closest approach among recent NEOs, but poses no impact risk. 3 minute read.
https://artificialintelligencemax.com/aerospace-defense-indu…
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA calculations show asteroid 2026 JH2 will pass roughly 91,000 kilometers from Earth’s center during its closest approach. That equals about 56,700 miles. For comparison, the Moon orbits Earth at a…
https://legalunitedstates.com/asteroid-2026-jh2-earth-approa…
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“asteroids needing to be above a threshold of 140 meters in diameter to be considered especially dangerous and catastrophic.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the 140-meter threshold for catastrophic asteroids.
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“in 2013, an asteroid between 17-20 meters in diameter exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia.”
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“NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission being a landmark effort in this regard.”
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“estimates by NASA put the 21st century as largely risk-free of these possible disasters.”
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“many countries having signed on to NASA's Artemis Accords”
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“one such signatory is, of course, Bulgaria.”
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