SUV-Sized Asteroid Skims By Earth, Only 99K Miles Away - Orbit Animation

An estimated 16-foot (4.8m) asteroid, designated 2019 SM8, will skim by Earth on Oct. 1, 2019. At closest approach it will be roughly 99,000 miles away (159,325 km) away, closer than the moon. Related: [Tons of Water in Asteroids Could Fuel Satellites, Space Exploration](https://www.space.com/water-rich-asteroids-space-exploration-fuel.html)

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/mash mix by Space.com's [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)