Asteroid 2023 BU to fly past Earth at 0.03 LD on January 26 – fourth closest on record

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 BU will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.026 LD / 0.00007 AU (9 877 km / 6 137 miles) from the center of our planet at 21:17 UTC (± 02:22) on January 26, 2023.

The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 3.7 and 8.2 m (12.1 – 26.9 feet).

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