Monday, November 28, 2022
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 WM7 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.2 LD / 0.00053 AU (78 549 km / 48 808 miles) at 02:24 UTC on November 28, 2022.
This is the 111th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the fourth so far this month. In October 2022, we had a record 25 such flybys.
The object was first observed at Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on November 26, two days before its close approach to our planet.
It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 2.8 and 6.4 m (9.1 – 21 feet).
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A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 WM7 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.2 LD / 0.00053 AU (78 549 km / 48 808 miles) at 02:24 UTC on November 28, 2022.
This is the 111th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the fourth so far this month. In October 2022, we had a record 25 such flybys.
The object was first observed at Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on November 26, two days before its close approach to our planet.
It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 2.8 and 6.4 m (9.1 – 21 feet).
Asteroid 2022 WM7 flew past Earth at just 0.2 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 WM7 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.2 LD / 0.00053 AU (78 549 km / 48 808 miles) at 02:24 UTC on November 28, 2022.
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