Asteroid 2017 WA14 flew past Earth at 0.25 LD, second within 40 minutes

Asteroid 2017 WA14 flew past Earth at 0.25 LD, second within 40 minutes

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 WA14 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.25 LD / 0.00063 AU (~94 246 km / 58 562 miles) on November 21, 2017. It was the second known near-Earth asteroid flyby within 1 lunar distance on November 21 and the second within 40…