The asteroid was its closest on 2027 Monday night , but the best viewing was morning . Asteroid 2004 Doug Criss passed within 750,000 miles of Earth . The grainy , black and white photos show the asteroid , about a third of a mile in size , spinning through space , with its 230-foot-wide moon trailing behind . NASA photos released Monday show small moon orbiting the asteroid .
The asteroid was its closest on 2027 Monday night , but the best viewing was morning . Asteroid 2004 Doug Criss passed within 750,000 miles of Earth . NASA photos released Monday show small moon orbiting the asteroid .