Asteroid 2010 WA - Misses Earth on 17th Nov, 2010A small asteroid made a fairly close flyby of Earth on November 17, 2010 but it was not a threat to hit the planet. Plus, at 3 meters wide, (10 ft) the asteroid, named 2010 WA, would have broken apart if it hit Earthâs atmosphere. It was discovered on 16th Nov,2010. It passed about 1/10 lunar distance, or about 38,000 kilometers (24,000 miles) away from earth.Further by seeing the simulation one can understand it will have closest approach to Venus in first week of December. N.Sri Raghunandan Kumar www.ournewplanets.com