Did the Earth move for you last night?
If so, it may be down to the solar system's second largest asteroid hurtling rather close to Earth.
Asteroid '433 Eros', which is 400 times the City of London, came within 16.6million miles of our planet yesterday evening.
Close shave: Asteroid '433 Eros' has passed 16.6million miles close to Earth - the nearest a rock of its size has come to the planet in a long time
The massive hunk of rock posed no threat, but is the closest an asteroid of its size has come to Earth in a long time.
The last time Eros got up close and personal was 37 years ago in 1975. Its next visit won't be until 2056.
Stargazers who missed the fly-by can now aim their telescopes in the direction of constellations Leo, Sextans and Hydra, where the asteroid will be until February 10, according to researchers.
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