Asteroid 2017 QN2 to flyby Earth at 0.57 LD on August 20, 2017

Asteroid 2017 QN2 to flyby Earth at 0.57 LD on August 20, 2017

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 QN2 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.57 LD (~ 218 880 km / 136 005 miles) on August 20, 2017. This is the 27th known near-Earth asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year (according to…