Asteroid Near Earth 2024. And while it is much smaller than 2011 ul21, a rock this size would still do considerable damage if it struck. Called 2024 dw, the newfound asteroid is about 42 feet (13 meters) wide and will fly within 140,000 miles (225,000 kilometers) of the earth when it passes by us on thursday.

 — asteroid 2024 jn16, seen when it was about 186,400 miles (300,000 kilometers) away from earth on may 14, 2024 — closer than the moon.  — the dashboard displays the next five earth approaches to within 4.6 million miles (7.5 million kilometers or 19.5 times the distance to the moon);