Asteroid 2019 AW2 flew past Earth at 0.42 lunar distances
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 AW2 flew past Earth at 0.42 LD / 0.00108 (161 565 km / 100 392 miles) on December 28, 2018. This is the second known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance on December 28, 2018, the 5th during the month of…