Asteroid 2020 YS2 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD

Asteroid 2020 YS2 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 YS2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.23 LD / 0.00058 AU (86 766 km / 53 914 miles) from the center of our planet at 06:04 UTC on December 20, 2020. This is the 106th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance…