Asteroid 2022 GN1 to fly by Earth at 0.3 LD

Asteroid 2022 GN1 to fly by Earth at 0.3 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 GN1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.33 LD / 0.00084 AU (125 662 km / 78 080 miles) at 03:02 UTC on April 6, 2022. This is the 45th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year, including 2022 GQ1 expected to fly past us on April 7 at a distance of 0.58 LD.