2018 Asteroid 2010 WC9 Near Earth Flyby JPL Pasadena 15 May

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Asteroid Apollo 2010 WC9
Close Earth Flyby
2018
Offering a cover serviced for Asteroid 2010 WC8 Close Earth Flyby, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cancelled Pasadena CA 15-May-2018.
Asteroid 2010 WC9 Close Earth Flyby
JPL - Pasadena - May 15 2018
A jumbo-jet-size asteroid gave Earth a close shave today (May 15), whizzing past our planet at a safe distance of 126,000 miles (203,000 kilometers) — or about half the distance between Earth and the moon.
The asteroid, which is officially designated 2010 WC9, made its closest approach at 6:05 p.m. EDT (2205 GMT) while traveling at a speed of 28,655 mph.