Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák makes closest flyby since discovery

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák makes closest flyby since discovery

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák will make a close approach to our planet on April 1, 2017, passing at a safe distance of 0.142 AU / 55.4 LD. This will be its closest flyby of Earth since its discovery in 1858. 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák…

Asteroid 2017 FU102 to flyby Earth at 0.55 LD

Asteroid 2017 FU102 to flyby Earth at 0.55 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 FU102 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.55 LD (~211 200 km / 131 233 miles) from the surface of our planet on Sunday, April 2, 2017. The estimated size of 2017 FU102 is between 5.1 and 11 m (16 – 36 feet). It will flyby…

Asteroid 2017 FJ101 to flyby Earth at 0.83 LD

Asteroid 2017 FJ101 to flyby Earth at 0.83 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 FJ101 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.83 LD (~318 720 km / 198 034 miles) from the surface of our planet on Thursday, March 30, 2017. This is the 15th asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since January 9,…

Asteroid 2017 FD3 flew past Earth at 0.45 LD

Asteroid 2017 FD3 flew past Earth at 0.45 LD

A newly discovered asteroid 2017 FD3 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.45 LD (~172 800 / 107 372 miles) from the surface on March 17, 2017, two days before it was discovered. 2017 FD3 has an estimated size between 7.8 and 17 m (25 – 55 feet) and it belongs to the…

Asteroid 2017 FN1 flew past Earth at 0.15 LD

Asteroid 2017 FN1 flew past Earth at 0.15 LD

A newly discovered, car-sized asteroid 2017 FN1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD (~57 600 km/ 35 790 miles) from the surface at 21:01 UTC on March 20, 2017. This is the 13th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year…

Asteroid 2017 FS flew past Earth at 0.27 LD

Asteroid 2017 FS flew past Earth at 0.27 LD

A newly discovered asteroid 2017 FS flew past Earth at 0.27 LD (103 680 km / 64 423 miles) from the surface at 03:33 UTC on March 19, 2017. It was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey on March 17. The estimated diameter of this object is between 4.2 and 9.4 m (13.8 -…

Asteroid 2017 DV36 flew past Earth at 1.02 LD

Asteroid 2017 DV36 flew past Earth at 1.02 LD

A newly discovered asteroid named 2017 DV36 flew past Earth at 1.02 LD (391 680 km / 243 378 miles) on February 27, 2017. Its closest approach occurred at 02:57 UTC. 2017 DV36 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was discovered by Mt. Lemmon Survey on…

Asteroid 2017 DR34 to flyby Earth at 0.57 LD

Asteroid 2017 DR34 to flyby Earth at 0.57 LD

A newly discovered asteroid named 2017 DR34 will make a very close approach to Earth, passing only 0.57 LD (218 880 km / 136 005 miles) from the surface of our planet on February 25, 2017. This is the second near-Earth asteroid to flyby within 1 lunar distance since…

Asteroid 2017 DG16 to flyby Earth at 0.34 LD

Asteroid 2017 DG16 to flyby Earth at 0.34 LD

A newly discovered asteroid named 2017 DG16 will flyby Earth at a very close distance of 0.34 LD (130 560 km / 81 126 miles) from the surface of our planet at 21:08 UTC on February 23, 2017. This is the fifth known near-Earth asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar…

Asteroid 2017 DB to flyby Earth at 1.82 LD

Asteroid 2017 DB to flyby Earth at 1.82 LD

A newly discovered asteroid named 2017 DB will flyby Earth at 1.82 LD (698 880 km / 434 264 miles) on February 20, 2017. The estimated size of 2017 DB is between 10 and 23 m (32 – 75 feet). At the time of its closest approach, at 16:33 UTC, 2017 DB will flyby us at…