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Something weird is going on. This site [1] suggests the MOID was about 0.02 AU.

[1] https://www.projectpluto.com/neocp2/mpecs/ZTm0038.htm

Other source[1] says 0.0002 AU, still very close (about 40,000 km).

[1]: https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/scout/object/ZTm0038

This, as I understand it, being the closest approach to our orbit, not our atmosphere or so. To put this in perspective, the Earth is some 6.4 Mm in radius, so that's 40-6.4 = 33.6 Mm above the surface.

MOID being minimum orbit intersection distance, for anyone else wondering. Sounded like someID (identifier) to me, was wondering why that value was given in AU

MOID is an id that is just that big. You wanted more id, you got MOID.