{"id":797604,"date":"2025-08-04T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=797604"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:59:06","slug":"asteroid-2025-pu-flew-past-earth-at-just-0-14-ld-on-august-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=797604","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid 2025 PU flew past Earth at just 0.14 LD on August 2"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This is the 83rd<\/sup> known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the first so far this month.<\/p>\n

Asteroid 2025 PU was first observed at NASA\/JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope in Auberry on August 3 \u2014 about 10 hours before it was discovered.<\/p>\n

The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 2.1 and 4.8 m (6.9\u201315.7 feet).<\/p>\n

It flew past us at a relative speed of 10.5 km\/s (37 800 km\/h or 23 500 mph).<\/p>\n

Asteroid 2025 PU close approach on August 2, 2025. Credit: NASA\/JPL SSD, The Watchers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Asteroid 2025 PU close approach on August 2, 2025. Credit: NASA\/CNEOS, The Watchers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

References:<\/p>\n

1<\/sup> Asteroid 2025 PU \u2013 CNEOS \u2013 Accessed August 4, 2025<\/p>\n

2<\/sup> Asteroid 2025 PU \u2013 Minor Planet Center \u2013 Accessed August 4, 2025<\/p>\n


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