A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 GV2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.28 LD / 0.00072 AU (107 573 km / 66 843 miles) at 04:17 UTC on April 9, 2024. This is the 26th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.
This fly-by was preceded by 2024 FQ5 at 0.08 LD on March 31 and followed by 2024 GX3 at 0.18 LD on April 10 and 2024 GJ2 at 0.05 LD on April 11.
2024 GV2 was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona at 10:21 UTC on April 10 — one day after the close approach to our planet.
The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 3.9 and 8.7 m (12.8 – 28.5 feet).
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