Asteroid 2017 UR2 flew past Earth at 0.83 LD, 2 days after discovery

Asteroid 2017 UR2 flew past Earth at 0.83 LD, 2 days after discovery

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 UR2 flew past Earth at 0.83 LD / 0.00213 AU (~318 643 km / 197 995 miles) on October 17, 2017, two days after it was discovered. This is the 43rd known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…