A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 CY1 flew past Earth at 07:24 UTC on February 12, 2024, at a distance of 0.31 LD / 0.00081 AU (121 148 km / 75 278 miles).
This is the 10th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the third so far this month.
2024 CY1 was first observed at Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala, Hawaii on February 9 — three days before its close approach.
It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 3.8 and 8.4 m (12.5 – 27.5 feet).
Featured image credit: CNEOS
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