Asteroid 2016 YJ to flyby Earth at 1.2 LD

Asteroid 2016 YJ to flyby Earth at 1.2 LD

A newly discovered asteroid 2016 YJ will flyby Earth at 1.2 LD (460 800 km / 286 330 miles) from the surface on December 22, 2016. 2016 YJ is Apollo-class near-Earth asteroid, discovered on December 18, with an estimated size of 10 – 23 m (32.8 – 75.4 feet). It…