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On November 2, 2002, the Stardust spacecraft flew by Asteroid 5535 Annefrank. 

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Asteroid (5535) Annefrank makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.109 AU) on the 6th March 2011.

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Asteroid 5535 Annefrank is an inner main belt asteroid, and member of the Augusta family. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth in 1942. It is named after Anne Frank, the Dutch-Jewish diarist who died in a concentration camp (the name was not chosen until about 1995).
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