Asteroid 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at 0.16 LD

Asteroid 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at 0.16 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.16 LD / 0.00040 AU (60 012 km / 37 408 miles) at 11:11 UTC on May 22, 2022. This is the 57th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance and the 5th so far this month.

Asteroid 2022 JO1 to fly past Earth at 0.18 LD

Asteroid 2022 JO1 to fly past Earth at 0.18 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 JO1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.18 LD / 0.00047 AU (69 567 km / 43 227 miles) at 12:47 UTC on May 10, 2022.

Asteroid 2022 HB1 to fly past Earth at 0.5 LD

Asteroid 2022 HB1 to fly past Earth at 0.5 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 HB1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.52 LD / 0.00134 AU (200 460 km / 124 560 miles) at 21:52 UTC (± 00:37) on April 26, 2022.

Asteroid 2022 GQ5 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD – the second closest of the year

Asteroid 2022 GQ5 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD – the second closest of the year

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 GQ5 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.05 LD / 0.00013 AU (19 447 km / 12 084 miles) at 16:20 UTC on April 8, 2022. This is the 50th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the second closest of the year after 2022 FD1.

Asteroid 2022 GN1 to fly by Earth at 0.3 LD

Asteroid 2022 GN1 to fly by Earth at 0.3 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 GN1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.33 LD / 0.00084 AU (125 662 km / 78 080 miles) at 03:02 UTC on April 6, 2022. This is the 45th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year, including 2022 GQ1 expected to fly past us on April 7 at a distance of 0.58 LD.

Asteroid 2022 EB5 impacts Earth – the 5th predicted Earth impact on record

Asteroid 2022 EB5 impacts Earth – the 5th predicted Earth impact on record

A small Apollo-class asteroid designated 2022 EB5 impacted Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated southwest of Jan Mayen island in the Arctic Ocean at around 21:22 UTC on March 11, 2022. The object was discovered at GINOP-KHK observatory by Hungarian astronomer…

Asteroid 2022 ES3 to fly past Earth at 0.8 LD

Asteroid 2022 ES3 to fly past Earth at 0.8 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 ES3 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.87 LD / 0.00223 AU (333 600 km / 207 290 miles) at 19:18 UTC on March 13, 2022. This is the 35th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…

Asteroid 2022 DM4 to fly past Earth at 0.6 LD

Asteroid 2022 DM4 to fly past Earth at 0.6 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 DM4 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.68 LD / 0.00173 AU (258 800 km / 160 800 miles) at 03:10 UTC on March 2, 2022. This is the 28th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…

Asteroid 2022 CO6 to fly past Earth at 0.58 LD

Asteroid 2022 CO6 to fly past Earth at 0.58 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 CO6 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.58 LD / 0.00150 AU (224 400 km / 139 430 miles) at 08:53 UTC on February 15, 2022. This is the 25th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…