Asteroid 2024 RC42 flew past Earth at just 0.06 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 RC42 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.06 LD / 0.00014 AU (21 645 km / 13 449 miles) at 19:32 UTC on September 12, 2024.
Asteroid 2024 PT5 to become Earth’s temporary new mini-moon on September 29
Earth’s gravity will trap a 10 m (23.8 feet) wide asteroid 2024 PT2 on September 29, 2024, keeping it in orbit for 56.6 days before returning it to its regular journey around the Sun on November 25, 2024.Â
Videos of Asteroid 2024 RW1 breaking up over Luzon, Philippines
A newly-discovered asteroid, identified as 2024 RW1, entered Earth’s atmosphere over Luzon, Philippines, on September 5, 2024, creating a spectacular green fireball. This marks the ninth asteroid ever detected before impact. Asteroid 2024 RW1 was discovered at 05:43 UTC on September 5 by Jacqueline Fazekas at the Mt. Lemmon Survey in Arizona, part of the…
Asteroid 2024 RL3 flew past Earth at just 0.1 LD
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 RL3 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.106 LD or 0.0027 AU (40 835 km / 25 373 miles) from the center of our planet at 17:15 UTC on September 4, 2024.
Asteroid 2024 PY flew past Earth at 0.2 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 PY flew past Earth at a distance of 0.24 LD / 0.00063 AU (94 290 km / 58 594 miles) from the center of our planet at 21:36 UTC on August 4, 2024.
Asteroid 2024 LH1 flew past Earth at 0.02 LD on June 6
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 LH1 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.021 LD / 0.00005 AU (8 098 km / 5 032 miles) from the center of our planet at 14:02 UTC on June 6, 2024.
Asteroid 2024 JN16 to fly past Earth at a very close distance of 0.06 LD on May 14
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 JN16 will fly past Earth at a very close distance of 0.06 LD / 0.00017 AU (24 912 km / 15 480 miles) from the center of our planet at 09:50 UTC on May 14, 2024. This takes it just about 18 500 km (11 500 miles) from the surface, well within orbits of geostationary satellites — ~36 000 km (22 000 miles).
Asteroid 2024 JT3 to fly past Earth at just 0.07 LD on May 9
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 JT3 will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.07 LD / 0.00017 AU (24 710 km / 15 976 miles) from the center of our planet at 09:34 UTC on May 9, 2024.
Near-Earth asteroids 2024 JR1 and 2024 JD close approach live views
Two near-Earth asteroids, designated 2024 JR1 and 2024 JD, are set to make a close approach to Earth between May 7 and May 8, 2024. Both asteroids will come within less than the distance of the moon (1 LD), with 2024 JR1 approaching at about 0.72 LD (295 000 km / 183 700 miles) and 2024 JD at approximately 0.77 LD (275 800 km / 171 415 miles).
Asteroid 2024 HA flew past Earth at just 0.04 LD – the closest flyby of the year and 20th closest on record
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 HA flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.4 LD / 0.00010 AU (15 550 km / 9 662 miles) at 17:42 UTC on April 16, 2024.