Asteroid will Fly By Earth at 0.7 times the Distance to the Moon

Asteroid will Fly By Earth at 0.7 times the Distance to the Moon.

Asteroid 2017 BX was first observed by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on 2017-01-20.

It will fly by Earth safely on 2017-01-25 at 04:55 UTC at 0.7 times the distance to the Moon, at a speed (relative to the Earth) of 7.5 km/s. 0.7 LD = 51,492 miles (82,869 km)

It is estimated to be 7 - 14 meters in size.

Minor Planet Center http://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017%20BX

NASA/JPL http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017%20BX&orb=1

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

Clips, images credit: ESO, ESA.HUBBLE & NASA/JPL