Asteroid 2017 SR2 to flyby Earth at 0.24 LD on September 20, second of the day

Asteroid 2017 SR2 to flyby Earth at 0.24 LD on September 20, second of the day

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 SR2 will flyby Earth at a very close distance of 0.24 LD (~92 160 km / 57 265 miles) at 20:29 UTC on September 20, 2017. This is the second known near-Earth asteroid to flyby Earth at a distance of 1 LD today, the third…