Asteroid 2023 VA flew past Earth at just 0.07 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 VA flew past Earth at a distance of 0.07 LD / 0.00018 AU (26 760 km / 16 628 miles) from the center of our planet at 05:37 UTC on November 2, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 UR10 flew past Earth at just 0.036 LD — 9th closest on record
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 UR10 flew past Earth at just 0.036 LD / 0.00009 AU (13 951 km / 8 669 miles) from the center of our planet at 04:27 UTC on October 20, 2023. This is about 7 580 km (4 709 miles) from the surface.
Asteroid 2023 UH9 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 UH9 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.27 LD / 0.00070 AU (104 456 km / 64 906 miles) from the center of our planet at 17:12 UTC on October 18, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 UB flew past Earth at 0.15 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 UB flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.15 LD / 0.00039 AU (58 638 km / 36 436 miles) from the center of our planet at 19:08 UTC on October 15, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 TO17 flew past Earth at 0.14 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 TO17 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.14 LD / 0.00036 AU (54 381 km / 33 791 miles) from the center of our planet at 14:33 UTC on October 14, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 TV3 to fly past Earth at 0.2 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 TV3 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.2 LD / 0.00056 AU (83 034 km / 51 595 miles) at 12:54 UTC on October 12, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 SH7 flew past Earth at 0.1 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 SH7 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.14 LD / 0.00036 AU (53 748 km / 33 397 miles) from the center of our planet at 16:50 UTC on September 25, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 SL5 flew past Earth at 0.1 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 SL5 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.1 LD / 0.00035 AU (51 864 km / 32 227 miles) at 07:54 UTC on September 20, 2023. This is the 65th known asteroid to fly past Earth since the start of the year and the 12th so far this month.
Extremely close approach of asteroid 2023 RS at just 0.03 LD – the 5th closest on record
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 RS flew past our planet at an extremely close distance of just 0.027 LD or 0.00007 AU (~10 361 km / 6 438 miles) from the center of Earth at 14:26 UTC on September 7. This is the 53rd known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the first so far this month.
Asteroid 2023 MW2 flew past Earth at 0.3 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 MW2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.322 LD / 0.00083 AU (123 724 km / 76 878 miles) from the center of our planet at 07:16 UTC on June 23, 2023.
