2019 AS5

2019 AS₅ 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 1–2 metres (3–7 feet) in diameter.

As of July 2019^[update], it is the closest approach of a non-impacting asteroid in 2019. 2019 MO impacted Earth on 22 June 2019.

• List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2019

• MPEC 2019-A128: 2019 AS5, Minor Planet Electronic Circular
• 2019 AS5 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemerides · Observation prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Observational info · Close approaches · Physical info · Orbit animation
• 2019 AS5 at ESA–space situational awareness
  • Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical properties · Summary
• 2019 AS5 at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters