A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 UU63 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.197 LD / 0.00051 AU (75 683 km / 47 027 miles) at 21:01 UTC on October 27, 2022.
This is the 106th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance so far this year.
It is also the 24th <1LD asteroid in the month of October, setting a new monthly record.
2022 UU63 was first observed at Mt. Lemon Survey, Arizona on October 28, one day after it made its close approach to our planet.
The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 1.7 and 3.8 m (5.6 – 12.5 feet).
