• Asteroid 2019 OD to flyby Earth at 0.93 LD on July 24

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 OD will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.93 LD / 0.00239 AU (357 538 km / 222 164 miles) on July 24, 2019. This is the 31st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the largest….

  • Asteroid 2019 NF7 flew past Earth at 0.98 lunar distances

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 NF7 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.98 LD / 0.00253 AU (378 482 km / 235 178 miles) on July 9, 2019. This is the 30th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This object…

  • Asteroid 2019 NK1 flew past Earth at 0.69 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 NK1 flew past Earth at 0.69 LD / 0.00177 AU (264 788 km / 164 531 miles) on July 2, 2019. This is the first known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since June 8. A similarly sized asteroid was discovered on…

  • Asteroid 2019 LW4 flew past Earth at 0.65 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 LW4 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.65 LD / 0.00166 AU (248 332 km / 154 306 miles) on June 8, 2019. 2019 LW4 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. Its estimated diameter is 9.3 to 21 m (30.5 – 68.8 miles). The…

  • Asteroid 2019 LY4 flew past Earth at 0.22 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 LY4 flew past Earth at 0.22 LD / 0.00056 AU (83 774 km / 52 055 miles) on June 6, 2019. This is the 25th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This object belongs to the Apollo…

  • Asteroid 2019 KT to flyby Earth at 0.85 LD on May 28

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 KT will flyby Earth at 0.85 LD / 0.00217 AU (324 627 km / 201 714 miles) on May 28, 2019. The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed on May 26, two days before its close approach. Its…

  • Asteroid 2019 JH7 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 JH7 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD / 0.00098 AU (71 807 km / 44 618 miles) on May 16, 2019. This Apollo-class asteroid was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey, Arizona on May 14, 2019, 2 days before its closest approach. Its…