Asteroid 2022 CG7 flew past Earth at just 0.13 LD

Asteroid 2022 CG7 flew past Earth at just 0.13 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 CG7 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.13 LD / 0.00034 AU (50 860 km / 31 600 miles) at 15:29 UTC on February 12, 2022. This is the 24th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year….

Asteroid 2022 CD3 flew past Earth at 0.75 LD

Asteroid 2022 CD3 flew past Earth at 0.75 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 CD3 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.75 LD / 0.00192 AU (287 220 km / 178 457 miles) at 02:59 UTC on February 8, 2022. This is the 20th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…

Asteroid 2022 BT flew past Earth at 0.26 LD

Asteroid 2022 BT flew past Earth at 0.26 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 BT flew past Earth at a distance of 0.26 LD / 0.00068 AU (101 726 km / 63 209 miles) at 06:22 UTC on January 24, 2022. This is the 10th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year….

Large asteroid 1994 PC1 to fly past Earth at 5.5 LD on January 18

Large asteroid 1994 PC1 to fly past Earth at 5.5 LD on January 18

A large near-Earth asteroid designated 1994 PC1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 5.5 LD / 0.01325 AU (1.98 million km / 1.23 million miles) on January 18, 2022. This is the second-closest approach of this object to Earth since 1933. 1994 PC1 is an Apollo-class…

Asteroid 2022 AC4 to fly past Earth at 0.24 LD

Asteroid 2022 AC4 to fly past Earth at 0.24 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2022 AC4 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.24 LD / 0.00062 AU (92 750 km / 57 632 miles) at 05:20 UTC on January 11, 2022. This is the 6th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since January 1. In 2021,…

Asteroid 2022 AU flew past Earth at 0.83 LD

Asteroid 2022 AU flew past Earth at 0.83 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 AU flew past Earth at a distance of 0.83 LD / 0.00213 AU (318 643 km / 197 995 miles) at 03:03 UTC on January 2, 2022. This is the second known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year…

Newly-discovered asteroid 2021 WF3 to fly past Earth at 0.37 LD

Newly-discovered asteroid 2021 WF3 to fly past Earth at 0.37 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 WF3 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.37 LD / 0.00096 AU (143 615 km / 89 240 miles) at 18:36 UTC on December 1, 2021. This is the 133rd known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…

Asteroid 2021 VP11 flew past Earth at 0.15 LD

Asteroid 2021 VP11 flew past Earth at 0.15 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VP11 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD / 0.00039 AU (58 345 km / 36 250 miles) at 16:12 UTC on November 9, 2021. This is the 129th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year…

Asteroid 2021 VC7 to fly past Earth at 0.48 LD on November 12

Asteroid 2021 VC7 to fly past Earth at 0.48 LD on November 12

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VC7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.48 LD / 0.00123 AU (184 000 km / 114 330 miles) at 07:49 UTC on November 12, 2021. This is the 127th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of…

Asteroid 2021 VY7 to fly past Earth at 0.83 LD on November 11

Asteroid 2021 VY7 to fly past Earth at 0.83 LD on November 11

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VY7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.83 LD / 0.00213 AU (318 650 km / 198 000 miles) at 16:51 UTC on November 11, 2021. This is the 126th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…