{"id":780732,"date":"2024-04-12T10:16:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=780732"},"modified":"2024-04-12T10:16:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:16:55","slug":"asteroid-2024-gx3-flew-past-earth-at-0-18-ld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=780732","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid 2024 GX3 flew past Earth at 0.18 LD"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A newly-discovered asteroid 2024 GX3 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.18 LD \/ 0.00048 AU (71 560 km \/ 44 465 miles) from the center of our planet at 08:27 UTC on April 10, 2024. This is the 27th<\/sup> known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This <1LD flyby was preceded by 2024 GV2 at 0.28 LD on April 9 and followed by 2024 GJ2 at 0.05 LD on April 11.<\/p>\n

2024 GX3 was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona on April 11 \u2014 one day after its close approach to our planet.<\/p>\n

The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 3.2 and 7.1 m (10.5 \u2013 23.3 feet).<\/p>\n

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

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Asteroid 2024 GV2 flew past Earth at 0.28 LD<\/h3>\n

Friday, April 12, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 GJ2 to fly by Earth at just 0.05 LD on April 11<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 10, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 EJ4 flew past Earth at just 0.07 LD<\/h3>\n

Friday, March 15, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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