Asteroid 2022 QE1 flew past Earth at 0.4 LD

Asteroid 2022 QE1 flew past Earth at 0.4 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 QE1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.48 LD / 0.00124 AU (184 820 km / 114 842 miles) at 19:59 UTC on August 20, 2022. This is the 71st known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.

Asteroid 2022 NF to fly past Earth at 0.2 LD

Asteroid 2022 NF to fly past Earth at 0.2 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 NF will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.2 LD / 0.00060 AU (89 328 km / 55 506 miles) at 13:00 UTC on July 7, 2022. This is the 65th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the third so far this month.

Asteroid 2022 NE to fly past Earth at 0.3 LD

Asteroid 2022 NE to fly past Earth at 0.3 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 NE will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.3 LD / 0.00091 AU (135 958 km / 84 480 miles) at 10:55 UTC on July 6, 2022. This is the 64th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the second so far this month.

Asteroid 2022 MN1 to fly past Earth at 0.9 LD

Asteroid 2022 MN1 to fly past Earth at 0.9 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 MN1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.92 LD / 0.00239 AU (357 240 km / 221 979 miles) at 09:29 UTC on June 28, 2022.

Asteroid 2022 LU2 flew past Earth at 0.4 LD

Asteroid 2022 LU2 flew past Earth at 0.4 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 LU2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.43 LD / 0.00111 AU (166 537 km / 103 481 miles) at 00:02 UTC on June 8, 2022. This is the 61st known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.

Asteroid 2022 KP6 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD

Asteroid 2022 KP6 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KP6 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.045 LD / 0.00012 AU (17 426 km / 10 828 miles) at 15:05 UTC on May 25, 2022.

This is the 60th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 2nd closest after 2022 FD1 on March 25 at 0.00010 AU. It is also the 17th closest asteroid flyby on record (since 1900).

Asteroid 2022 KQ5 to fly past Earth at just 0.1 LD on May 30

Asteroid 2022 KQ5 to fly past Earth at just 0.1 LD on May 30

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KQ5 will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.1 LD / 0.00027 AU (40 501 km / 25 166 miles) at 17:40 UTC on May 30, 2022. This is the 59th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 7th so far this month.

Asteroid 2022 KO3 to fly past Earth at 0.7 LD on May 30

Asteroid 2022 KO3 to fly past Earth at 0.7 LD on May 30

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KO3 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.7 LD / 0.00195 AU (291 986 km / 181 432 miles) at 17:32 UTC on May 30, 2022. This is the 58th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 6th so far this month.

Asteroid 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at 0.16 LD

Asteroid 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at 0.16 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.16 LD / 0.00040 AU (60 012 km / 37 408 miles) at 11:11 UTC on May 22, 2022. This is the 57th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance and the 5th so far this month.

Asteroid 2022 JO1 to fly past Earth at 0.18 LD

Asteroid 2022 JO1 to fly past Earth at 0.18 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 JO1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.18 LD / 0.00047 AU (69 567 km / 43 227 miles) at 12:47 UTC on May 10, 2022.