{"id":775474,"date":"2023-12-13T11:15:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=775474"},"modified":"2023-12-13T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:15:53","slug":"asteroid-2023-xw5-flew-past-earth-at-0-19-ld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=775474","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid 2023 XW5 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 XW5 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD \/ 0.00050 AU (74 189 km \/ 46 099 miles) from the center of our planet at 02:10 UTC on December 9, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the 107th<\/sup> known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 7th<\/sup> so far this month.<\/p>\n

2023 XW5 was first observed by MAP, San Pedro de Atacama on December 10 \u2014 one day after it made its close approach to our planet.<\/p>\n

The object belongs to the Aten group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 4.9 and 11 m (16 \u2013 36 feet).<\/p>\n

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Asteroid 2023 XJ1 to fly past Earth at 0.27 LD<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, December 6, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2023 WA to fly past Earth at 0.07 LD<\/h3>\n

Thursday, November 16, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2023 VB2 flew past Earth at 0.085 LD<\/h3>\n

Tuesday, November 7, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2023 VA flew past Earth at just 0.07 LD<\/h3>\n

Monday, November 6, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2023 UR10 flew past Earth at just 0.036 LD \u2014 9th closest on record<\/h3>\n

Tuesday, October 31, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2023 UH9 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD<\/h3>\n

Thursday, October 26, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2023 UB flew past Earth at 0.15 LD<\/h3>\n

Tuesday, October 17, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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