{"id":778961,"date":"2024-03-15T03:06:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T08:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=778961"},"modified":"2024-03-15T03:06:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T08:06:57","slug":"asteroid-2024-ej4-flew-past-earth-at-just-0-07-ld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=778961","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid 2024 EJ4 flew past Earth at just 0.07 LD"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 EJ4 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.07 LD \/ 0.00018 AU (26 246 km \/ 16 308 miles) from the center of our planet at 17:22 UTC on March 13, 2024. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the 19th<\/sup> known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the third so far this month. It is also the closest flyby of the year and the 38th<\/sup> closest on record.<\/p>\n

2024 EJ4 was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona on March 13 at 04:30 UTC \u2013 less than 13 hours before its close approach to our planet.<\/p>\n

It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 3.5 and 5.8 m (11.5 \u2013 19 feet).<\/p>\n

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Featured image credit: CNEOS<\/em><\/p>\n

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Asteroid 2024 EL3 flew past Earth at just 0.09 LD<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, March 13, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 EF to fly past Earth at 0.1 LD on March 4<\/h3>\n

Sunday, March 3, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 CH4 flew past Earth at 0.28 LD<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, February 14, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 CY1 flew past Earth at 0.31 LD<\/h3>\n

Monday, February 12, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 AD to fly past Earth at 0.6 LD on January 4<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, January 3, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2023 XW5 flew past Earth at 0.19 LD<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, December 13, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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