Wednesday, June 14, 2023

The Next Closest Asteroid Passes

 An asteroid pass will be on June 14, 2023, when asteroid 2023 LO will pass Earth at a distance of 1.1 million miles. 2023 LO is a small asteroid, about the size of a bus, and it poses no threat to Earth.

Here is a table of the next five closest asteroid passes to Earth:

AsteroidDateClosest Approach (miles)
2023 LOJune 14, 20231.1 million
2022 WN4July 1, 20232.57 million
2023 LZJuly 12, 2023197,000
2020 DB5July 23, 20232.68 million
2023 HLAugust 1, 20233.22 million

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