• Asteroid 2010 WC9 to flyby Earth at 0.53 LD on May 15

    A re-discovered asteroid with an estimated diameter between 53 and 120 m (174 – 394 feet), designated 2010 WC9, will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.53 LD / 0.00136 AU (203 453 km / 126 419 miles) on May 15, 2018. This is one of the closest flybys from an asteroid of…

  • Asteroid 2018 GR11 flew past Earth at 0.69 lunar distances

    A small asteroid designated 2018 GR11 flew past Earth at 0.69 LD or 0.00177 AU (~264 788 km / 164 531 miles) on April 7, 2018. This object was first observed on April 11 but the orbit solution was finalized on April 30. 2018 GR11 belongs to the Apollo group of…

  • Small asteroid 2018 HV flew past Earth at 0.4 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 HV flew past Earth at 0.4 LD / 0.00104 AU (155 581 km / 96 674 miles) on April 22, 2018. This object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey on April 21, just hours before its…

  • Asteroid 2018 GE3 flew past Earth at 0.5 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 GE3 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.5 LD or 0.00129 AU (~192 981 km / 119 912 miles) on April 15, 2018. This is the 28th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and…

  • Asteroid 2018 FZ3 to flyby Earth at 0.5 LD on March 23

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 FZ3 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.5 LD / 0.00129 AU (~192 981 km / 119 912 miles) on March 23, 2018. This the 23rd known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 3rd since…

  • Asteroid 2018 EZ2 to flyby Earth at 0.56 LD on March 14

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 EZ2 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.56 LD / 0.00144 AU (~215 420 km / 133 856 miles) on March 14, 2018. This asteroid has an estimated diameter between 13 and 29 m (42 – 95 feet) and belongs to the Apollo group of…

  • Asteroid 2018 DV1 to flyby Earth at 0.29 LD on March 2

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 DV1 will flyby Earth at a very close distance of 0.29 LD or 0.00075 AU (~112 198 km / 69 716 miles) on March 2, 2018. This will be the 18th known and 6th closest asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the…

  • Asteroid 2018 DU to flyby Earth at 0.74 LD on February 25

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 DU will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.74 AU / 0.00190 AU (~284 235 km / 176 616 miles) on February 25, 2018. This is the 17th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and 8th this…