2023 AV is a near-Earth object that passed 15,551 ± 400 km (9,663 ± 249 mi) from the centerpoint of Earth around 12 January 2023 20:09 ± 00:05 UT.
[3] Since Earth has a radius of about 6,400 km (4,000 mi), it passed about 9,200 km (5,700 mi) from the surface of Earth.
The asteroid came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on 3 November 2022[4] and approached Earth from the direction of the Sun.
It was first imaged by the Catalina Sky Survey on 13 January 2023 04:56,[1] nine hours after closest approach.
It was confirmed via the Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page and publicly announced by the Minor Planet Center 42.5 hours after closest approach or about 34 hours after the first image.