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Interesting! I gotta admit, I drew a blank with this one. Though now that I think of it, there may have been one in 2011 or 2012 that passed by pretty close as well. Not sure if it was less than a lunar distance, but I'll see what's online.This may be what I was thinking of.
Editor's Update (March 6): Asteroid 2014 DX110 flew safely by Earth Tuesday and was spotted by the Slooh online skywatching website using its half-meter telescope. You can see the initial image above. You can see a video of asteroid 2014 DX110 here captured by the Virtual Telescope Project.
A newfound asteroid will buzz close by Earth today (March 5), flying safely between our planet and the orbit of the moon, and you can follow the space rock encounter live online.
The asteroid 2014 DX110 will zip by Earth at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) today, just days after its discovery on Feb. 28. NASA officials say it poses no threat to the Earth.