This is the 101st asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance (<1 LD) since the start of the year and the 26th so far this month, making October the month with the most <1 LD asteroid flybys since at least 2020.
This is also the closest <1 LD asteroid flyby of the month and the third closest of the year, after 2024 LH1 at 0.00005 on June 6 and 2024 HA at 0.00010 AU on April 16. All of them are small asteroids with diameters between 1.2 and 3.1 m (3.9 – 10.2 feet).
Asteroid 2023 UZ6 was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona on October 28 — one day after it made its close approach to our planet.
The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 1.6 and 3.7 m (5.2 – 12.1 feet).
References:
1 Asteroid 2024 UZ6 – Minor Planet Center – Accessed October 29, 2024
2 Asteroid 2024 UZ6 – CNEOS – Accessed October 29, 2024