The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.

4179 Toutatis is an elongated, stony asteroid and slow rotator, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo asteroid group, approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by French astronomer Christian Pollas at Caussols in 1989, the asteroid was named after Toutatis from Celtic mythology.

September 29 is the 272nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 93 days remain until the end of the year.