Asteroid to fly by within Moon's orbit
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 15:28
in Astronomy & Space
A newly discovered asteroid, 2010 GA6, was expected to fly safely by Earth April 8. At time of closest approach 2010 GA6 will be about 359,000 kilometers (223,000 miles) away from Earth -- about 9/10ths the distance to the moon. The asteroid, approximately 22 meters (71 feet) wide, was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey, Tucson, Az.