Asteroid 2019 DF flew past Earth at 0.47 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 DF flew past Earth at 0.47 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 DF flew past Earth at a distance of 0.47 LD / 0.00120 AU (179 517 km / 111 546 miles) at 21:21 UTC on February 26, 2019. This is the second known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance this month and 7th since the…