• Asteroid 2020 TA flew past Earth at 0.5 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 TA flew past Earth at a distance of 0.57 LD / 0.00147 AU (219 908 km / 136 645 miles) at 11:06 UTC on October 1, 2020. This is the 72nd known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year….

  • Asteroid 2020 SW to flyby Earth at just 0.07 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 SW is expected to flyby Earth at just 0.07 LD / 0.00019 AU (28 423 km / 17 661 miles) at 11:18 UTC (± 06:18) on September 24, 2020. This is the 66th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the…

  • Asteroid 2020 RF3 to flyby Earth at 0.24 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 RF3 will flyby Earth at 0.24 LD / 0.00063 AU (94 246 km / 58 526 miles) at 06:49 UTC on September 14, 2020. This is the 61st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the second…

  • Asteroid 2011 ES4 to flyby Earth at 0.32 LD

    An asteroid designated 2011 ES4 will make a close approach to Earth at just 0.32 LD / 0.00048 AU (71 806 km / 44 618 miles) at 16:12 UTC on September 1, 2020. This is the 60th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This…

  • Asteroid 2020 QY2 flew past Earth at 0.17 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 QY2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.18 LD / 0.00044 AU (65 823 km / 40 900 miles) at 23:50 UTC on August 20, 2020. The flyby took place just 21 minutes after 2020 PY2 and 4 days after the closest NEO flyby on record -…

  • Asteroid 2020 PY2 to flyby Earth at 0.9 LD on August 20

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 PY2 is expected to fly past Earth at a distance of 0.90 LD / 0.00232 AU (347 067 km / 215 657 miles) on August 20, 2020. This is the 51st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year….

  • Asteroid 2020 PA flew past Earth at 0.15 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 PA flew past Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD / 0.00039 AU (58 343 km / 36 252 miles) on August 1, 2020. This is the 49th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. 2020 PA was first…