Asteroid 2022 LU2 flew past Earth at 0.4 LD

Asteroid 2022 LU2 flew past Earth at 0.4 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 LU2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.43 LD / 0.00111 AU (166 537 km / 103 481 miles) at 00:02 UTC on June 8, 2022. This is the 61st known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.