Asteroid 2023 AV flew past Earth at just 0.04 LD on January 12

Asteroid 2023 AV flew past Earth at just 0.04 LD on January 12

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 AV flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.04 LD / 0.00010 AU (15 551 km / 9 663 miles) from the center of our planet at 20:09 UTC on January 12, 2023. That’s approximately 9 180 km (5 704 miles) from the surface.