“NASA has calculated it will remain 2.6 million miles away”
“path that carries it within about 4,650,000 miles of Earth. “
Am I the only one that sees some inconsistency here? What’s 2 million miles difference between friends?
It may be that its orbit comes within 2.6 million miles of earth’s orbit, and hence it “will” stay 2.6 million miles away for the foreseeable future, but will approach to within 4,650,000 miles on this particular pass?
Does seem to be a contradiction, I agree.