#Asteroid2023 AV passed less than 9200 km above the Atlantic Ocean near French Guiana on Thursday.
It approached from the daytime sky.
It is the first known asteroid of the year to pass closer than our geostationary satellites.
Asteroids Above Us
There’s no reason to worry about smallish asteroids like these.
Upcoming missions likeNASA’s NEO Surveyoraim to give us new eyes in space to be better prepared.
