Asteroid 2022 MN1 to fly past Earth at 0.9 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 MN1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.92 LD / 0.00239 AU (357 240 km / 221 979 miles) at 09:29 UTC on June 28, 2022.
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.
Asteroid 2022 KP6 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KP6 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.045 LD / 0.00012 AU (17 426 km / 10 828 miles) at 15:05 UTC on May 25, 2022.
This is the 60th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 2nd closest after 2022 FD1 on March 25 at 0.00010 AU. It is also the 17th closest asteroid flyby on record (since 1900).
Asteroid 2022 KQ5 to fly past Earth at just 0.1 LD on May 30
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KQ5 will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.1 LD / 0.00027 AU (40 501 km / 25 166 miles) at 17:40 UTC on May 30, 2022. This is the 59th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 7th so far this month.
Asteroid 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at 0.16 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.16 LD / 0.00040 AU (60 012 km / 37 408 miles) at 11:11 UTC on May 22, 2022. This is the 57th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance and the 5th so far this month.
Asteroid 2022 JO1 to fly past Earth at 0.18 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 JO1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.18 LD / 0.00047 AU (69 567 km / 43 227 miles) at 12:47 UTC on May 10, 2022.
Asteroid 2022 HB1 to fly past Earth at 0.5 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 HB1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.52 LD / 0.00134 AU (200 460 km / 124 560 miles) at 21:52 UTC (± 00:37) on April 26, 2022.
Asteroid 2022 GQ5 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD – the second closest of the year
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 GQ5 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.05 LD / 0.00013 AU (19 447 km / 12 084 miles) at 16:20 UTC on April 8, 2022. This is the 50th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the second closest of the year after 2022 FD1.
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.
Asteroid 2022 GC flew past Earth at 0.1 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 GC flew past Earth at a distance of 0.14 LD / 0.00035 (52 360 km / 32 500 miles) at 01:48 UTC on April 1, 2022. This is the 42nd known asteroid and the 4th closest to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year….
