Asteroid 2017 SQ2 flew past Earth at 0.53 LD on September 14, 4 days before discovery

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 SQ2 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.53 LD (~203 520 km / 126 461 miles) on September 14, 2017. The object flew past us 4 days before it was discovered. Asteroid 2017 SQ2 belongs to the Apollo group of…… Read more »