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3-5-17
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120-Foot-Wide Asteroid DS109 Set to Pass Within Earth-Moon System
Asteroid 2017 DS109 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.90 LD (345 600 km / 214 745 miles) from the surface of our planet at 14:29 UTC on March 5, 2017.
https://watchers.news/2017/03/04/aste…
This asteroid belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on February 27, 2017.
Asteroid 2017 DS109 has an estimated diameter between 12 and 39 m (39 – 127 feet) and will flyby us at a speed (relative to the Earth) of 11.38 km/s.
This is the 8th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance this year.