{"id":783636,"date":"2024-06-06T16:40:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=783636"},"modified":"2024-06-06T16:40:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:40:50","slug":"asteroid-2024-lh1-flew-past-earth-at-0-02-ld-on-june-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=783636","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid 2024 LH1 flew past Earth at 0.02 LD on June 6"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 LH1 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.021 LD \/ 0.00005 AU (8 098 km \/ 5 032 miles) from the center of our planet at 14:02 UTC on June 6, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the 47th<\/sup> known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the closest flyby of the year.<\/p>\n

Asteroid 2024 LH1 was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona at approximately 09:26 UTC on June 6 \u2014 just over 4 and a half hours before its close approach to Earth.<\/p>\n

The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 1.8 and 4.1 m (5.9 and 13.4 feet).<\/p>\n

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Asteroid 2024 LH1 at CNEOS; at Minor Planet Center<\/p>\n

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

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Asteroid 2024 JN16 to fly past Earth at a very close distance of 0.06 LD on May 14<\/h3>\n

Monday, May 13, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 JT3 to fly past Earth at just 0.07 LD on May 9<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, May 8, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Near-Earth asteroids 2024 JR1 and 2024 JD close approach live views<\/h3>\n

Monday, May 6, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 HA flew past Earth at just 0.04 LD \u2013 the closest flyby of the year and 20th closest on record<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 17, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Asteroid 2024 GX3 flew past Earth at 0.18 LD<\/h3>\n

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


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