ON has a diameter anywhere between 721 and 1,575 feet (220 to 480 metres) - meaning it could be nearly as big as the One ...

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The asteroid, known as 2024 ON, is estimated to be around 290 meters (950 feet) across. It will come within 1 million kilometers of Earth, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.