New Zealand (asteroid)

There's now a version of New Zealand in space.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has just formally approved the name " New Zealand" for an asteroid, expected to be around a kilometer wide. With an orbital period estimated to be 3.49 years, it was discovered by astronomer Jennie McCormick.

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