It was first observed by ATLAS at Mauna Loa Observatory on 10 November 2017 , a day after it passed inside the orbit of Earth .
2017 VL is a micro-asteroid , classified as a near - Earth object of the Apollo group .
VL was first observed by ATLAS at Mauna Loa Observatory on 10 November 2017 , a day after VL passed inside the orbit of Earth .
2017 VL is a micro-asteroid , classified as a near - Earth object of the Apollo group .