Asteroid 2023 XW5 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD

Asteroid 2023 XW5 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 XW5 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD / 0.00050 AU (74 189 km / 46 099 miles) from the center of our planet at 02:10 UTC on December 9, 2023.

Asteroid 2023 XJ1 to fly past Earth at 0.27 LD

Asteroid 2023 XJ1 to fly past Earth at 0.27 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 XJ1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.27 LD / 0.00066 AU (98 242 km / 61 045 miles) from the center of our planet at 18:57 UTC on December 6, 2023.

Asteroid 2023 WA to fly past Earth at 0.07 LD

Asteroid 2023 WA to fly past Earth at 0.07 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 WA will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.071 LD / 0.00018 AU (27 379 km / 17 012 miles) from the center of our planet at 03:41 UTC on November 17, 2023.

Asteroid 2023 UB flew past Earth at 0.15 LD

Asteroid 2023 UB flew past Earth at 0.15 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 UB flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.15 LD / 0.00039 AU (58 638 km / 36 436 miles) from the center of our planet at 19:08 UTC on October 15, 2023.

Extremely close approach of asteroid 2023 RS at just 0.03 LD – the 5th closest on record

Extremely close approach of asteroid 2023 RS at just 0.03 LD – the 5th closest on record

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 RS flew past our planet at an extremely close distance of just 0.027 LD or 0.00007 AU (~10 361 km / 6 438 miles) from the center of Earth at 14:26 UTC on September 7. This is the 53rd known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the first so far this month.

Asteroid 2023 EY to fly past Earth at 0.6 LD

Asteroid 2023 EY to fly past Earth at 0.6 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 EY will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.6 LD / 0.0016 AU (239 356 km / 148 729 miles) at 11:39 UTC on March 17, 2023.

Asteroid 2023 EN flew past Earth at 0.3 LD

Asteroid 2023 EN flew past Earth at 0.3 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 EN flew past Earth at a distance of 0.3 LD / 0.00091 (136 134 km / 84 589 miles) from the center of our planet at 11:25 UTC on March 9, 2023.

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.