• Asteroid 2020 YS2 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 YS2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.23 LD / 0.00058 AU (86 766 km / 53 914 miles) from the center of our planet at 06:04 UTC on December 20, 2020. This is the 106th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance…

  • Asteroid 2020 XF4 to flyby Earth at 0.8 LD on December 16

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 XF4 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.89 LD / 0.00229 AU (342 579 km / 212 868 miles) from the center of our planet on December 16, 2020. This is the 103rd known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the…

  • Asteroid 2020 XX3 to flyby Earth at 0.1 LD on December 18

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 XX3 will fly by Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD / 0.00038 AU (56 847 km / 35 323 miles) from the center of our planet on December 18, 2020. 2020 XX3 was first observed at Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on December 10, eight days…

  • Asteroid 2020 XG2 makes close approach to Earth at 0.13 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 XG2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.13 LD / 0.00033 AU (49 367 km / 30 675 miles) from the center of our planet at 19:15 UTC on December 7, 2020. The event took place exactly 3 hours after 2020 XK1 flew past us at 0.05…

  • Asteroid 2020 WY4 flew past Earth at 0.29 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 WY4 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.29 LD / 0.00075 AU (112 198 km / 69 716 miles) at 03:19 UTC on November 24, 2020. This is the 93rd known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year,…

  • Asteroid 2020 VP1 flew past Earth at 0.48 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 VP1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.48 LD / 0.00123 AU (184 005 km / 114 335 miles) at 06:59 UTC on November 11, 2020. This is the 90th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year…

  • Newly-discovered asteroid 2020 VW flew past Earth at 0.58 LD

    A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 VW flew past Earth at 0.58 LD / 0.00148 AU (221 404 km / 137 574 miles) at 09:05 UTC on November 2, 2020. This is the 87th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year, 15th since…