I read where an asteroid in 1989 came within 400,000 miles of earth?

Subject: I read where an asteroid in 1989 came within 400,000 miles of earth?

Date: Thu Nov 2 17:21:19 2000
Posted by SCOTT LEATH
Grade level: nonaligned School: N/A
City: OAKLAND State/Province: TN Country: US
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 973203679.As

Message:


How come the earths gravity did not capture the asteroid making it a moon 
or satelite? Was it too far out?

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