Asteroid 2019 BV1 flew past Earth at 0.35 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 BV1 flew past Earth at 0.35 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 BV1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.35 LD / 0.00090 AU (134 638 km / 83 660 miles) on January 24, 2019. This is the 4th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This near-Earth…