Asteroid 2019 WG2 flew past Earth at 0.47 LD

Asteroid 2019 WG2 flew past Earth at 0.47 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 WG2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.47 LD / 0.00121 AU (181 013 km / 112 476 miles) at 08:44 UTC on November 23, 2019. Apollo-class asteroid 2019 WG2 was first observed at ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa, Hawaii on November 24,…