Asteroid 2019 WG2 flew past Earth at 0.47 LD
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 WG2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.47 LD / 0.00121 AU (181 013 km / 112 476 miles) at 08:44 UTC on November 23, 2019.
Apollo-class asteroid 2019 WG2 was first observed at ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa, Hawaii on November 24, one day after its close approach to our planet.
Its estimated diameter is between 26 and 59 m (85 – 193 feet).
It flew past us at a speed (relative to the Earth) of 14.92 km/s.
[ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Close-Approach Data ]
This is the 71st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 10th so far this month.
| NEO | DATE / TIME UTC | DISTANCE LD | AU | Diameter (m) | ||||
| 2019 WG2 | November 23 @ 08:44 ± < 00:01 | 0.47 | 0.00121 | 26 – 59 | ||||
| 2019 WV1 | November 19 @ 23:45 ± 03:13 | 0.72 | 0.00186 | 6.3 – 14 | ||||
| 2019 WH | November 19 @ 08:01 ± < 00:01 | 0.22 | 0.00057 | 16 – 36 | ||||
| 2019 VF5 | November 9 @ 23:16 ± < 00:01 | 0.49 | 0.00127 | 8.3 – 19 | ||||
| 2019 VB5 | November 9 @ 17:29 ± < 00:01 | 0.38 | 0.00097 | 1.2 – 2.7 | ||||
| 2019 VS4 | November 6 @ 16:28 ± < 00:01 | 0.36 | 0.00093 | 9.3 – 21 | ||||
| 2019 VR | November 4 @ 10:35 ± < 00:01 | 0.35 | 0.00091 | 6.5 – 14 | ||||
| 2019 VD | November 4 @ 09:55 ± 00:01 | 0.45 | 0.00116 | 8.7 – 19 | ||||
| 2019 VA | November 2 @ 17:41 ± 00:12 | 0.28 | 0.00072 | 5.6 – 12 | ||||
| 2019 UG11 | November 1 @ 20:42 ± 00:02 | 0.55 | 0.00140 | 13 – 29 | ||||
| 2019 UN13 | October 31 @ 14:45 ± < 00:01 | 0.03 | 8.43e-5 | 1 – 2.2 | ||||
| 2019 UB8 | October 29 @ 06:30 ± 00:03 | 0.50 | 0.00127 | 4 – 8.9 | ||||
| 2019 UD10 | October 27 @ 10:08 ± 00:02 | 0.44 | 0.00112 | 6.3 – 14 | ||||
| 2019 UX12 | October 26 @ 03:08 ± 00:04 | 0.99 | 0.00255 | 4.9 – 11 | ||||
| 2019 UO8 | October 25 @ 13:30 ± 00:01 | 0.41 | 0.00105 | 3.1 – 6.9 | ||||
| 2019 UN8 | October 23 @ 16:41 ± 00:17 | 0.93 | 0.00235 | 3.1 – 6.9 | ||||
| 2019 UL3 | October 19 @ 22:23 ± 00:08 | 0.77 | 0.00199 | 6 – 13 | ||||
| 2019 UG | October 18 @ 09:23 ± < 00:01 | 0.84 | 0.00215 | 6.8 – 15 | ||||
| 2019 UU1 | October 18 @ 06:23 ± < 00:01 | 0.59 | 0.00150 | 2.1 – 5.1 | ||||
| 2019 TN5 | October 5 @ 22:38 ± < 00:01 | 0.32 | 0.00083 | 5.5 – 12 | ||||
| 2019 SP3 | October 3 @ 06:36 ± 00:34 | 0.97 | 0.00248 | 13 – 30 | ||||
| 2019 SM8 | October 1 @ 13:56 ± < 00:01 | 0.41 | 0.00106 | 3.8 – 8.6 | ||||
| 2019 TD | September 29 @ 18:50 ± 00:13 | 0.34 | 0.00087 | 4.1 – 9.1 | ||||
| 2019 TE | September 28 @ 20:31 ± 01:31 | 0.93 | 0.00238 | 6.8 – 15 | ||||
| 2019 SX8 | September 28 @ 07:49 ± 00:38 | 0.99 | 0.00255 | 4.6 – 10 | ||||
| 2019 SS3 | September 22 @ 22:48 ± 00:21 | 0.73 | 0.00188 | 15 – 34 | ||||
| 2019 SS2 | September 21 @ 07:12 ± 00:02 | 0.30 | 0.00077 | 2 – 4.4 | ||||
| 2019 SD1 | September 21 @ 06:46 ± < 00:01 | 0.73 | 0.00187 | 5.5 – 12 | ||||
| 2019 SU2 | September 21 @ 02:48 ± 00:05 | 0.19 | 0.00048 | 2.7 – 6.1 | ||||
| 2019 SJ | September 16 @ 18:55 ± 00:03 | 0.64 | 0.00163 | 8.6 – 19 | ||||
| 2019 RC1 | September 7 @ 10:48 ± 00:04 | 0.48 | 0.00123 | 4.5 – 10 | ||||
| 2019 RP1 | September 5 @ 22:04 ± < 00:01 | 0.10 | 0.00025 | 7.4 – 17 | ||||
| 2019 RQ | September 2 @ 16:45 ± < 00:01 | 0.29 | 0.00074 | 2.1 – 4.6 | ||||
| 2019 QQ3 | August 26 @ 15:14 ± 00:01 | 0.25 | 0.00064 | 3.7 – 8.2 | ||||
| 2019 QR8 | August 26 @ 08:51 ± 01:08 | 0.80 | 0.00207 | 6.6 – 15 | ||||
| 2019 QD | August 22 @ 01:28 ± < 00:08 | 0.78 | 0.00200 | 4.7 – 11 | ||||
| 2019 QH2 | August 20 @ 18:12 ± 00:08 | 0.13 | 0.00033 | 2.2 – 5 | ||||
| 2019 QB1 | August 20 @ 11:55 ± 00:08 | 0.32 | 0.00082 | 9.3 – 21 | ||||
| 2019 ON3 | July 29 @ 01:19 ± 00:14 | 0.56 | 0.00143 | 7.4 – 16 | ||||
| 2019 OD3 | July 28 @ 02:56 ± < 00:01 | 0.49 | 0.00126 | 11 – 25 | ||||
| 2019 OK | July 25 @ 01:22 ± < 00:04 | 0.19 | 0.00048 | 57 – 130 | ||||
| 2019 OD | July 24 @ 13:31 ± 00:04 | 0.93 | 0.00239 | 54 – 120 | ||||
| 2019 NN3 | July 10 @ 16:29 ± < 00:01 | 0.83 | 0.00214 | 35 – 77 | ||||
| 2019 NF7 | July 9 @ 12:07 ± < 00:01 | 0.98 | 0.00253 | 6.4 – 14 | ||||
| 2019 MB4 | July 9 @ 07:20 ± < 00:01 | 0.82 | 0.00211 | 17 – 38 | ||||
| 2019 NK1 | July 2 @ 09:48 ± 00:05 | 0.69 | 0.00177 | 2.9 – 6.5 | ||||
| 2019 LW4 | June 8 @ 17:04 ± < 00:01 | 0.65 | 0.00166 | 9.3 – 21 | ||||
| 2019 LY4 | June 6 @ 01:30 ± < 00:01 | 0.22 | 0.00056 | 7.3 – 16 | ||||
| 2019 KT | May 28 @ 03:48 ± < 00:01 | 0.85 | 0.00217 | 13 – 29 | ||||
| 2019 JH2 | May 16 @ 00:06 ± < 00:01 | 0.19 | 0.00048 | 3.1 – 7 | ||||
| 2019 JY2 | May 5 @ 17:12 ± < 00:01 | 0.38 | 0.00098 | 3.3 – 7.3 | ||||
| 2019 JX1 | May 2 @ 12:39 ± 00:02 | 0.47 | 0.00120 | 3.8 – 8.6 | ||||
| 2019 JK | April 30 @ 08:12 UTC ± 00:01 | 0.69 | 0.00178 | 7.1 – 16 | ||||
| 2019 HE | April 20 @ 21:12 ± < 00:01 | 0.58 | 0.00149 | 13 – 30 | ||||
| 2019 GC6 | April 18 @ 06:39 ± 00:29 | 0.57 | 0.00147 | 13 – 28 | ||||
| 2019 GN20 | April 12 @ 07:06 ± < 00:01 | 0.98 | 0.00253 | 14 – 31 | ||||
| 2019 FP21 | March 31 @ 19:00 ± 07:46 | 0.93 | 0.00238 | 3 – 6.6 | ||||
| 2019 FV1 | March 31 @ 05:27 ± < 00:01 | 0.87 | 0.00223 | 4.6 – 10 | ||||
| 2019 FC1 | March 28 @ 05:46 ± < 00:01 | 0.27 | 0.00069 | 20 – 45 | ||||
| 2019 FQ | March 23 @ 18:17 UTC ± < 00:01 | 0.86 | 0.00220 | 10 – 23 | ||||
| 2019 EA2 | March 22 @ 01:53 UTC ± 00:02 | 0.80 | 0.00205 | 18 – 40 | ||||
| 2019 FA | March 16 @ 01:14 UTC ± < 00:01 | 0.60 | 0.00154 | 4.9 – 11 | ||||
| 2019 EN2 | March 13 @ 23:38 UTC ± < 00:01 | 0.86 | 0.00221 | 8 – 18 | ||||
| 2019 EH1 | March 1 @ 17:38 UTC ± < 00:01 | 0.06 | 0.00016 | 2.5 – 5.7 | ||||
| 2019 DF | February 26 @ 21:21 UTC ± 00:09 | 0.47 | 0.00120 | 3.0 – 6.7 | ||||
| 2019 DG2 | Febraury 26 @ 07:39 UTC ± 07:39 | 0.61 | 0.00158 | 5.4 – 12 | ||||
| 2019 CN5 | February 11 @ 07:23 UTC ± 00:03 | 0.31 | 0.00079 | 7.3 – 16 | ||||
| 2019 BZ3 | January 27 @ 23:29 ± < 00:01 | 0.13 | 0.00032 | 4.8 – 11 | ||||
| 2019 BV1 | January 24 @ 20:53 ± < 00:01 | 0.35 | 0.00090 | 4.8 – 11 | ||||
| 2019 BO | January 16 @ 01:13 ± 00:02 | 0.18 | 0.00046 | 6.3 – 14 | ||||
| 2019 AE9 | January 12 @ 11:09 ± < 00:01 | 0.26 | 0.00067 | 9.9 – 22 | ||||
| 2019 AS5 | January 8 @ 00:37 ± < 00:01 | 0.04 | 0.00010 | 0.92 – 2.1 | ||||
References:
Asteroid 2019 WG2 at Minor Planet Center; at CNEOS
Featured image credit: MPC
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