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    dedicated to specific years such as List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2023. The average distance to the Moon (or lunar distance (LD)) is...
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  • Below is the list of asteroids that have come close to Earth in 2022. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance...
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  • Below is the list of asteroids that have come close to Earth in 2023. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance...
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  • Asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2024 include: 2021 BL3 close approach, 0.0441 AU (17.16 LD) on January 23, 2024 2017 BG92 close approach, 0.0301...
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  • Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (0.0025696 AU...
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  • Below is the list of asteroids that have come close to Earth in 2021. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance...
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    August 2022 close approach were expected to ascertain whether the asteroid will impact or miss Earth in 2095. As of April 2024[update], the risk of the 2095...
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  • a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object with a diameter of 370 metres (1,210 feet) that caused a brief period of concern in December...
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    to life on Earth or other inhabited planets, dwarf planets, and natural satellites by potential impact. Exoasteroid List of asteroid close approaches...
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    noticed in retrospect. Earth-grazing fireball List of asteroid close approaches to Earth List of bolides – asteroids and meteoroids that impacted Earth Smaller...
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    took several pictures of the asteroid, revealing it to be a dusty red/orange color. List of asteroid close approaches to Earth List of minor planets and comets...
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    Atira asteroids /əˈtɪrə/ or Apohele asteroids, also known as interior-Earth objects (IEOs), are Near-Earth objects whose orbits are entirely confined within...
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    the asteroid passes very close to Earth. * Apophis will only achieve that brightness on April 13, 2029. It typically has an apparent magnitude of 20–22...
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    Asteroid impact avoidance encompasses the methods by which near-Earth objects (NEO) on a potential collision course with Earth could be diverted away,...
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    (7482) 1994 PC1 (category Near-Earth objects in 2022)
    1908 (A) v t e As of 2022, this minor planet has not been named. List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2022 2014 JO25 – ~800 meters in diameter and...
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    Ceres) is a dwarf planet in the middle main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first known asteroid, discovered on 1 January...
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    composition and that of its moon. DART would then kinetically impact the asteroid's moon on 26 September 2022, during a close approach to Earth. The AIM orbiter...
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    a near-Earth object – either an asteroid or a comet – with an orbit that can make close approaches to the Earth and which is large enough to cause significant...
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    § Landmark asteroids Asteroid impact prediction Earth-grazing fireball List of asteroid close approaches to Earth A reported volume of 1.14 km3 × density of 3...
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  • near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 1.4 kilometers (0.87 miles) in diameter and was the first asteroid...
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    2020 CD3 (category Earth co-orbital asteroids)
    short) is a tiny near-Earth asteroid (or minimoon) that ordinarily orbits the Sun but makes close approaches to the Earth–Moon system, in which it can temporarily...
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  • 2010 RF12 (category Near-Earth objects in 2010)
    many more close approaches to Earth. Around 6 September 2095 it will pass 52000±180000 km from Earth. When an asteroid roughly 7-meters in diameter impacts...
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    2022 RM4 is categorized as a potentially hazardous asteroid because it is around 400 meters in diameter and makes close approaches to Earth. It was discovered...
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  • asteroid is expected to be 0.0055 AU (820 thousand km) from Earth but has an uncertainty region of ±1.5 million km (0.01 AU). The nominal approach to...
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  • near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets. It is intended as a communication tool for astronomers and the public to assess the seriousness of...
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    active Apollo asteroid with an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid (though there are numerous unnamed asteroids with smaller...
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    2022 EB5 was a small, two-metre Apollo near-Earth asteroid that disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere at 21:22 UTC on 11 March 2022, over the Arctic Ocean...
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    is a binary main-belt asteroid about 790 meters (2,600 feet) in diameter. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) survey...
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  • Earth when it was discovered. The asteroid made its closest approach 1.5 AU from Earth in March 2022. The asteroid will not come this close to Earth again...
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    meteor Near-Earth asteroids – Small Solar System body with an orbit that can bring it close to EarthPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets...
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