Watch: Moment asteroid lights up night sky in Philippines

European Space Agency say the asteroid, dubbed 2024 RW1, was "harmless" but created a "spectacular fireball".

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Measuring roughly 1m (3.2ft), it was "harmless" but created a "spectacular fireball", the European Space Agency (ESA) said.

Asteroids of this size hit the Earth around every 2 weeks, the ESA said, but it added that this was only the ninth time one was discovered before impacting the planet's atmosphere.

It was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on Wednesday, which is run by the University of Arizona and funded by Nasa.

Scientists named it 2024 RW1.

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