{"id":780934,"date":"2024-04-17T08:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=780934"},"modified":"2024-04-17T08:14:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:14:00","slug":"asteroid-2024-ha-flew-past-earth-at-just-0-4-ld-the-closest-flyby-of-the-year-and-20th-closest-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=780934","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid 2024 HA flew past Earth at just 0.4 LD &#8211; the closest flyby of the year and 20th closest on record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 HA flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.4 LD \/ 0.00010 AU (15 550 km \/ 9 662 miles) at 17:42 UTC on April 16, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the 31<sup>st<\/sup> asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance (LD) since the start of the year and the 7<sup>th<\/sup> so far this month. This is also the closest flyby of the year, followed by 2024 GJ2 at 0.049 LD on April 11 and 2024 EJ4 at 0.068 LD on March 13. Looking at the database since the year 1900, 2024 HA marks the 20<sup>th<\/sup> closest approach on record.<\/p>\n<p>This object was first observed at Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala, Hawaii at 10:41 UTC on April 16 \u2014 7 hours before the flyby.<\/p>\n<p>It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 1.2 and 2.6 m (3.9 \u2013 8.5 feet).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram.webp\" alt=\"asteroid 2024 HA close approach on april 16 2024 orbit diagram\" class=\"wp-image-182478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram.webp 915w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-768x499.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"593\" alt=\"asteroid 2024 HA close approach on april 16 2024 orbit diagram zoom\" class=\"wp-image-182477 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-zoom.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-zoom.webp 990w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-zoom-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-zoom-768x460.webp 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-zoom.webp\" alt=\"asteroid 2024 HA close approach on april 16 2024 orbit diagram zoom\" class=\"wp-image-182477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-zoom.webp 990w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-zoom-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/asteroid-2024-HA-close-approach-on-april-16-2024-orbit-diagram-zoom-768x460.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a44d8089162cc2423af850d72410e64a\"><em>Featured image credit: CNEOS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- [element-170997] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ultp-shortcode\" data-postid=\"170999\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tabs alignnone\">\n<div class=\"kt-tabs-wrap kt-tabs-id170999_5cb0a9-ac kt-tabs-has-3-tabs kt-active-tab-1 kt-tabs-layout-tabs kt-tabs-tablet-layout-accordion kt-tabs-mobile-layout-accordion kt-tab-alignment-center kt-create-accordion\">\n<div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tab_bb21d2-0d\">\n<div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-post-list-3 ultp-block-924ff4\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-items-wrap ultp-block-row ultp-block-column-1 ultp-block-content-middle ultp-layout1\">\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-182316\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Asteroid 2024 GX3 flew past Earth at 0.18 LD<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Friday, April 12, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-182307\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Asteroid 2024 GV2 flew past Earth at 0.28 LD<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Friday, April 12, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-182249\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Asteroid 2024 GJ2 to fly by Earth at just 0.05 LD on April 11<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Wednesday, April 10, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-181655\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Asteroid 2024 EJ4 flew past Earth at just 0.07 LD<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Friday, March 15, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-181597\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Asteroid 2024 EL3 flew past Earth at just 0.09 LD<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Wednesday, March 13, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-181083\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Asteroid 2024 EF to fly past Earth at 0.1 LD on March 4<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Sunday, March 3, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-180640\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Asteroid 2024 CH4 flew past Earth at 0.28 LD<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Wednesday, February 14, 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<p><!-- [\/element-170997] --><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2024\/04\/17\/asteroid-2024-ha-flew-past-earth-at-just-0-4-ld-the-closest-flyby-of-the-year-and-20th-closest-on-record\/?rand=772151\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 HA flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.4 LD \/ 0.00010 AU (15 550 km \/ 9 662 miles) at 17:42 UTC on&hellip; 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