Asteroid 2019 GN20 flew past Earth at 0.98 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 GN20 flew past Earth at 0.98 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 GN20 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.98 LD / 0.00252 AU (376 986 km / 234 248 miles) on April 12, 2019. 2019 GN20 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey on April 9 and…

Asteroid 2018 UL flew past Earth at 0.57 LD

Asteroid 2018 UL flew past Earth at 0.57 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 UL flew past Earth at 0.57 LD / 0.00148 AU (221 404 km / 137 574 miles) on October 17, 2018. This is now the 57th known asteroid to fly by Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and 4th this month. It…

Asteroid 2018 CD3 to flyby Earth at 0.93 LD on February 15

Asteroid 2018 CD3 to flyby Earth at 0.93 LD on February 15

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 CD3 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.93 LD / 0.00238 AU (~356 042 km / 221 234 miles) at 19:42 UTC on February 15, 2018. This is the 14th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…

Asteroid 2018 CF2 flew past Earth at 0.25 LD, one day before discovery

Asteroid 2018 CF2 flew past Earth at 0.25 LD, one day before discovery

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 CF2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.25 LD / 0.00065 AU (~97 238 km / 60 421 miles) on February 6, 2018, one day before its discovery. This is the 4th closest known asteroid to flyby Earth since the start of the year….

Asteroid 2017 HG4 flew past Earth at 0.61 LD

Asteroid 2017 HG4 flew past Earth at 0.61 LD

A near-Earth asteroid designated 2017 HG4 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.61 LD (~234 240 km / 145 550 miles) on April 22, 2017, four days before it was discovered. This makes it the 20th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since January 9,…

Newly discovered asteroid 2017 HV2 to flyby Earth at 0.33 LD

Newly discovered asteroid 2017 HV2 to flyby Earth at 0.33 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 HV2 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.33 LD (~126 720 km / 78 740 miles) on April 23, 2017. This is the 21st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year (according to data available…

Asteroid 2017 FM1 flew past Earth at 0.32 LD

Asteroid 2017 FM1 flew past Earth at 0.32 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 FM1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.32 LD (~122 880 km / 76 354 miles) from the surface at 22:38 UTC on March 20, 2017. This is the 14th asteroid to flyby within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year (according…

Asteroid 2014 RC to flyby through Earth-Moon system on September 7, 2014

Asteroid 2014 RC to flyby through Earth-Moon system on September 7, 2014

Newly discovered 20-meters wide (60 feet) asteroid named 2014 RC will enter the Earth – Moon system on Sunday, September 7, 2014, and flyby just 40 000 km (25 000 miles / 0.1 LD) from Earth. That's almost inside the orbit of geosynchronous