Discovery and physical characterization as the first response to a potential asteroid collision: The case of 2023 DZ<SUB>2</SUB>
Context. Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) that may evolve into impactors deserve detailed threat assessment studies. Early physical characterization of a would-be impactor may help in optimizing impact mitigation plans. We first detected NEA 2023 DZ 2 on 27 February 2023. After that, it was found to have a minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) with
Popescu, Marcel M. et al.
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