Large asteroid 2014 JO25 to flyby Earth at 4.6 LD on April 19

Large asteroid 2014 JO25 to flyby Earth at 4.6 LD on April 19

A large asteroid designated 2014 JO25 will safely flyby Earth at a distance of 4.6 LD (1.76 million km / 1.09 million miles) on April 19, 2017. This is the closest approach by any known asteroid of this size, or larger, since asteroid Toutatis in September 2004….