• Asteroid 2019 GN20 flew past Earth at 0.98 lunar distances

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 GN20 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.98 LD / 0.00252 AU (376 986 km / 234 248 miles) on April 12, 2019. 2019 GN20 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey on April 9 and…

  • Asteroid 2019 GC6 to flyby Earth at 0.57 LD on April 18

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 GC6 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.57 LD / 0.00147 AU (219 908 km / 136 645 miles) on April 18, 2019. The object was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona on April 9. It belongs to the Apollo group of…

  • Asteroid 2019 FV1 flew past Earth at 0.87 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 FV1 flew past Earth at 0.87 LD / 0.00223 AU (333 603 km / 207 291 miles) on March 31, 2019. This is the 15th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and 7th this month. 2019 FV1…

  • Asteroid 2019 FQ flew past Earth at 0.86 lunar distances

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 FQ flew past Earth at 0.86 LD / 0.00220 (329 115 km / 204 502 miles) on March 23, 2019. This is the 13th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and 5th this month. The object…

  • Asteroid 2019 FA flew past Earth at 0.60 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid flew past our planet at 0.60 LD / 0.00154 AU (230 380 km / 143 141 miles) on March 16, 2019. This is the 12th asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year, including 2019 EA expected to fly past us on March…

  • Asteroid 2019 EN2 flew past Earth at 0.86 lunar distances

    Asteroid designated 2019 EN2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.86 LD / 0.00221 AU (330 611 km / 205 432 miles) on March 13, 2019, one day before it was discovered. This object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed at Palomar Mountain…

  • Asteroid 2019 DG2 flew past Earth at 0.61 lunar distances

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 DG2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.61 LD / 0.00158 AU (237 112 km / 147 334 miles) on February 26, 2019. This was the first of two known asteroid flybys within 1 lunar distance on February 26. 2019 DG2 was first…

  • Asteroid 2019 EA2 to flyby Earth at 0.8 LD on March 22

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 EA2 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.80 LD / 0.00204 AU (305 179 km / 189 629 miles) on March 22, 2019. This is one of the rare asteroids our sky surveys have discovered before its close approach to our planet. This…

  • Asteroid 2019 EH1 flew past Earth at 0.06 lunar distances

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 EH1 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.06 LD / 0.00016 AU (23 935 km / 14 872 miles) on March 1, 2019. This is the 8th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. The…