Asteroid 2021 LG5 flew past Earth at 0.41 LD

Asteroid 2021 LG5 flew past Earth at 0.41 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 LG5 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.41 LD / 0.00106 AU (158 573 km / 98 533 miles) at 22:19 UTC on June 12, 2021. This is the 65th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and…