A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 CF7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.28 LD / 0.00071 AU (105 880 km / 65 791 miles) at 05:12 UTC on February 17, 2024.
This is the 14th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.
It was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey on February 15, two days before its close approach.
2024 CF7 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter of 3.5 – 7.8 m (11.5 – 25.6 feet).
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