Press Release | Hippo Asteroid Approaches the Earth as Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Confirm 2019 Tour On Saturday, December 22, a mile-long, hippo-shaped asteroid soared at a distance of 1.8 million miles from Earth. Read More News, FlecktonesNoelle PanepentoDecember 25, 2018Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, Flecktones