Three Asteroids Pass Within 1 LD on March 23
- Three Asteroids Pass Within 1 LD on March 23
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Three newly-discovered asteroids flew past Earth within 1 lunar distance on March 23, 2021 — 2021 FO1, 2021 FH, and 2021 FP2. This pushed the number of known <1LD asteroid flybys this year to 33.
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2021 FO1 was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey, Arizona on March 20, three days before its close approach at 0.84 LD / 0.00215 AU (321 635 km / 199 850 miles). It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 3.4 and 7.6 m (11 – 25 feet).
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2021 FH was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey on March 18, five days before its close approach. It has an estimated diameter between 12 and 28 m (39 – 91.8 feet) and belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids.
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