Asteroid 2019 FQ flew past Earth at 0.86 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 FQ flew past Earth at 0.86 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 FQ flew past Earth at 0.86 LD / 0.00220 (329 115 km / 204 502 miles) on March 23, 2019. This is the 13th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and 5th this month. The object…

Asteroid 2019 FA flew past Earth at 0.60 LD

Asteroid 2019 FA flew past Earth at 0.60 LD

A newly discovered asteroid flew past our planet at 0.60 LD / 0.00154 AU (230 380 km / 143 141 miles) on March 16, 2019. This is the 12th asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year, including 2019 EA expected to fly past us on March…

Asteroid 2019 EN2 flew past Earth at 0.86 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 EN2 flew past Earth at 0.86 lunar distances

Asteroid designated 2019 EN2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.86 LD / 0.00221 AU (330 611 km / 205 432 miles) on March 13, 2019, one day before it was discovered. This object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed at Palomar Mountain…

Asteroid 2019 DG2 flew past Earth at 0.61 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 DG2 flew past Earth at 0.61 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 DG2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.61 LD / 0.00158 AU (237 112 km / 147 334 miles) on February 26, 2019. This was the first of two known asteroid flybys within 1 lunar distance on February 26. 2019 DG2 was first…

Asteroid 2019 EA2 to flyby Earth at 0.8 LD on March 22

Asteroid 2019 EA2 to flyby Earth at 0.8 LD on March 22

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 EA2 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.80 LD / 0.00204 AU (305 179 km / 189 629 miles) on March 22, 2019. This is one of the rare asteroids our sky surveys have discovered before its close approach to our planet. This…

Asteroid 2019 BZ3 flew past Earth at 0.13 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 BZ3 flew past Earth at 0.13 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 BZ3 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.13 LD / 0.00032 AU (47 871 km / 29 745 miles) on January 27, 2019. This is the 5th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year….

Asteroid 2019 BV1 flew past Earth at 0.35 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 BV1 flew past Earth at 0.35 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 BV1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.35 LD / 0.00090 AU (134 638 km / 83 660 miles) on January 24, 2019. This is the 4th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This near-Earth…

Asteroid 2019 AE9 flew past Earth at 0.26 lunar distances

Asteroid 2019 AE9 flew past Earth at 0.26 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 AE9 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.26 LD / 0.00067 AU (100 230 km / 62 280 miles) on January 12, 2019. This is the second known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 LD since the start of the year. It comes just 4 days…

Asteroid 2018 YL2 flew past Earth at 0.15 lunar distances

Asteroid 2018 YL2 flew past Earth at 0.15 lunar distances

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 YL2 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.15 LD / 0.00040 AU (59 839 km / 37 182 miles) on December 27, 2018. This object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed at ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa,…