A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 RS flew past our planet at an extremely close distance of just 0.027 LD or 0.00007 AU (~10 361 km / 6 438 miles) from the center of Earth at 14:26 UTC on September 7. This is the 53rd known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the first so far this month.
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Source: The Watchers » Space News