Asteroid 2025 KF to fly past Earth at 0.3 LD on May 21
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 KF will fly by Earth at a distance of 0.3 LD / 0.00077 AU (114 000 km / 71 222 miles) from the center of our planet on May 21, 2025.
Asteroid 2025 HH flew past Earth at 0.07 LD — third closest of the year
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 HH flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.07 LD / 0.000021 AU (27 847 km / 17 304 miles) from the center of our planet at 23:24 UTC on April 17, 2025.
Asteroid 2025 FV12 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 FV12 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.26 LD / 0.00079 AU (118 518 km / 73 644 miles) from the center of our planet at 01:31 UTC on March 28, 2025. This was the first of two asteroid flyby’s within 1 lunar distance today.
Asteroid 2025 FY6 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD on March 23
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 FY6 flew past Earth at just 0.05 LD / 0.00015 AU (21 944 km / 13 636 miles) at 19:29 UTC on March 23, 2025.
Asteroid 2024 XA flew past Earth at 0.02 LD, the closest flyby of the year and second closest on record
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 XA flew past Earth at 0.02 LD / 0.00005 AU (7 726 km / 4 801 miles) from the center of our planet at 09:46 UTC on December 1, 2024. This is about 1 355 km (842 miles) above the surface, making it the closest asteroid flyby of the year.
Asteroid 2024 VR4 flew past Earth at 0.07 LD
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 VR4 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.07 LD / 0.00020 AU (29 300 km / 18 200 miles) from the center of our planet at 08:52 UTC on November 11, 2024.
Asteroid 2024 UG9 flew past Earth at just 0.02 LD – second closest of the year
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 UG9 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.021 LD / 0.00006 AU (8 850 km / 5 499 miles) from the center of our planet at 12:42 UTC on October 30, 2024. This places it about 2 479 km (1 540 miles) from Earth’s surface.
Asteroid 2024 UZ6 flew past Earth at just 0.04 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 UZ6 flew past Earth at just 0.046 LD / 0.00012 AU (17 524 km / 10 889 miles) at 07:24 UTC on October 27, 2024.
Asteroid 2024 TH11 flew past Earth at 0.08 LD
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 TH11 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.08 LD / 0.00019 AU (29 838 km / 18 540 miles) from the center of our planet at 09:18 UTC on Thursday, October 10, 2024.
Asteroid 2024 SV2 to fly past Earth at just 0.1 LD on September 28
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 SV2 will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.128 LD or 0.00033 AU (49 287 km / 30 626 miles) from the center of our planet at 17:02 UTC on September 28, 2024.