A small asteroid designated 2019 MO entered Earth's atmosphere over the Caribbean Sea and exploded south of Puerto Rico at 21:25 UTC on June 22, 2019, 12 hours after it was discovered. The object was first detected just after 10:00 UTC (00:00 HST) on June 25 at…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 LW4 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.65 LD / 0.00166 AU (248 332 km / 154 306 miles) on June 8, 2019. 2019 LW4 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. Its estimated diameter is 9.3 to 21 m (30.5 – 68.8 miles). The…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 LY4 flew past Earth at 0.22 LD / 0.00056 AU (83 774 km / 52 055 miles) on June 6, 2019. This is the 25th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This object belongs to the Apollo…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 KT will flyby Earth at 0.85 LD / 0.00217 AU (324 627 km / 201 714 miles) on May 28, 2019. The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed on May 26, two days before its close approach. Its…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 JH7 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD / 0.00098 AU (71 807 km / 44 618 miles) on May 16, 2019. This Apollo-class asteroid was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey, Arizona on May 14, 2019, 2 days before its closest approach. Its…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 JY2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.38 LD / 0.00098 AU (146 606 km / 91 096 miles) on May 5, 2019. This is 22nd asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 LD since the start of the year. The object was first observed on May 6,…
Asteroid designated 2019 JX1 flew past Earth at 0.46 LD / 0.00120 AU (179 517 km / 111 546 miles) on May 2, 2019. This is the 21st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. 2019 JX1 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids….
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 JK flew past Earth at a distance of 0.69 LD / 0.00178 AU (266 284 km / 165 461 miles) on April 30, 2019. The object was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey, Arizona on May 1, 2019. 2019 JK belongs to the Apollo group of…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 GP21 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.93 LD / 0.00188 AU (281 243 km / 174 756 miles) on March 31, 2019. It was the second asteroid to flyby Earth that day. The object was first observed at Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 HE flew past Earth at a distance of 0.58 LD / 0.00149 AU (222 900 km / 138 540 miles) on April 20, 2019. This is the 18th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This object…
