is a near-Earth asteroid that passed close by the Earth on 8 January 2019. It passed within 0.04 lunar distances or 15,000 kilometers of the center of the Earth, 8600 km from the surface. It was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Survey 9 hours after closest approach. It is estimated to be about in diameter.Asteroid 2019 AS5 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.04 LD
, it is the closest approach of a non-impacting asteroid in 2019.Go to https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/ and for Table Settings select "Past (within a year)" and sort by "CA distance nominal" 2019 MO impacted Earth on 22 June 2019.
See also List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2019
References
External links MPEC 2019-A128: 2019 AS5, Minor Planet Electronic Circular