Astronomy: Potentially Hazardous Asteroids*
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Astronomy: Potentially Hazardous Asteroids*
Asteroids are listed in order of date of close-approach to Earth.
|
Asteroid Name or Designation |
Earth Close-Approach Date |
AU** |
Asteroid Name or Designation |
Earth Close-Approach Date |
AU** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1998 VD35 |
Jan. 2, 2001 |
0.098 |
1998 SF36 |
June 25, 2004 |
0.014 |
|
1994 WR12 |
Jan. 17, 2001 |
0.135 |
4179 Toutatis |
Sep. 29, 2004 |
0.010 |
|
1998 WT |
Feb. 26, 2001 |
0.148 |
1999 LF6 |
Oct. 18, 2004 |
0.071 |
|
1998 SF36 |
Mar. 28, 2001 |
0.043 |
1998 WT24 |
Nov. 12, 2004 |
0.096 |
|
4034 1986 PA |
Apr. 3, 2001 |
0.147 |
7753 1988 XB |
Nov. 21, 2004 |
0.073 |
|
1998 HD14 |
Aug. 26, 2001 |
0.076 |
1998 DV9 |
Jan. 11, 2005 |
0.078 |
|
1998 WT24 |
Dec. 16, 2001 |
0.012 |
1998 WT |
Mar. 7, 2005 |
0.072 |
|
3362 Khufu |
Dec. 29, 2001 |
0.160 |
1992 UY4 |
Aug. 8, 2005 |
0.040 |
|
4660 Nereus |
Jan. 22, 2002 |
0.029 |
1862 Apollo |
Nov. 6, 2005 |
0.075 |
|
3361 Orpheus |
Jan. 27, 2002 |
0.170 |
3361 Orpheus |
Jan. 11, 2006 |
0.160 |
|
5604 1992 FE |
June 22, 2002 |
0.077 |
1999 A010 |
Mar. 18, 2006 |
0.090 |
|
2101 Adonis |
June 29, 2002 |
0.161 |
4450 Pan |
Sep. 8, 2006 |
0.146 |
|
1998 WT |
Oct. 17, 2002 |
0.103 |
7341 1991 VK |
Jan. 21, 2007 |
0.068 |
|
1997 XF11 |
Oct. 31, 2002 |
0.064 |
1998 VO |
May 7, 2007 |
0.063 |
|
3362 Khufu |
Dec. 25, 2002 |
0.150 |
1862 Apollo |
May 8, 2007 |
0.071 |
|
6489 Golevka |
May 20, 2003 |
0.092 |
1999 AQ10 |
Oct. 1, 2007 |
0.138 |
|
1998 FH12 |
June 27, 2003 |
0.049 |
2340 Hathor |
Oct. 22, 2007 |
0.060 |
|
1994 PM |
Aug. 16, 2003 |
0.025 |
11500 1989 UR |
Nov. 24, 2007 |
0.071 |
|
1998 VS |
Sep. 11, 2003 |
0.158 |
3200 Phaethon |
Dec. 10, 2007 |
0.121 |
|
1998 FG2 |
Oct. 22, 2003 |
0.035 |
4450 Pan |
Feb. 19, 2008 |
0.041 |
|
1989 UQ |
Oct. 24, 2003 |
0.150 |
6037 1988 EG |
Mar. 7, 2008 |
0.167 |
|
1990 OS |
Nov. 10, 2003 |
0.030 |
1620 Geographo |
Mar. 17, 2008 |
0.125 |
|
1996 GT |
Nov. 12, 2003 |
0.048 |
1991 DG |
Aug. 2, 2008 |
0.175 |
|
1998 UT18 |
Nov. 28, 2003 |
0.066 |
1991 VH |
Aug. 15, 2008 |
0.046 |
|
1996 JG |
Nov. 30, 2003 |
0.142 |
1998 VO |
Oct. 29, 2008 |
0.080 |
|
3362 Khufu |
Dec. 20, 2003 |
0.195 |
4179 Toutatis |
Nov. 9, 2008 |
0.050 |
|
6239 Minos |
Feb. 2, 2004 |
0.056 |
1993 KH |
Nov. 22, 2008 |
0.099 |
|
1993 KH |
June 14, 2004 |
0.132 |
2000 AF6 |
Dec. 13, 2008 |
0.074 |
|
1998 CS1 |
Jan. 17, 2009 |
0.028 |
2340 Hathor |
Oct. 21, 2014 |
0.048 |
|
1999 AQ10 |
Feb. 18, 2009 |
0.012 |
1998 HD14 |
Apr. 14, 2015 |
0.195 |
|
144021991 DB |
Mar. 15, 2009 |
0.113 |
1566 Icarus |
June 16, 2015 |
0.054 |
|
1998 OR2 |
Mar. 19, 2009 |
0.123 |
1994 AW1 |
July 15, 2015 |
0.065 |
|
1996 FG3 |
May 6, 2009 |
0.156 |
7822 1991 CS |
Sep. 4, 2015 |
0.160 |
|
1991 JW |
May 23, 2009 |
0.081 |
1998 WT24 |
Dec. 11, 2015 |
0.028 |
|
1994 CC |
June 10, 2009 |
0.017 |
7822 1991 CS |
Feb. 23, 2016 |
0.168 |
|
8566 1996 EN |
Aug. 28, 2009 |
0.194 |
1998 HD14 |
Apr. 9, 2016 |
0.155 |
|
1999 AP10 |
Oct. 20, 2009 |
0.076 |
1997 XF11 |
June 10, 2016 |
0.180 |
|
3361 Orpheus |
Dec. 25, 2009 |
0.138 |
1998 HL3 |
July 6, 2016 |
0.195 |
|
4486 Mithra |
Mar. 12, 2010 |
0.189 |
1999 AQ10 |
Oct. 18, 2016 |
0.144 |
|
6239 Minos |
Aug. 10, 2010 |
0.099 |
1998 VN |
Nov. 16, 2016 |
0.087 |
|
1989 UQ |
Oct. 21, 2010 |
0.153 |
2102 Tantalus |
Dec. 30, 2016 |
0.137 |
|
1991 JW |
Nov. 28, 2010 |
0.095 |
5604 1992 FE |
Feb. 24, 2017 |
0.034 |
|
2000 AZ93 |
Jan. 11, 2011 |
0.047 |
6063 Jason |
May 27, 2017 |
0.099 |
|
1998 FH12 |
June 23, 2011 |
0.135 |
1998 FW4 |
Sep. 26, 2017 |
0.029 |
|
1998 SC15 |
Oct. 18, 2011 |
0.121 |
1989 UQ |
Oct. 16, 2017 |
0.156 |
|
1996 FG3 |
Nov. 23, 2011 |
0.101 |
1989 UP |
Nov. 2, 2017 |
0.055 |
|
1996 FG3 |
Nov. 23, 2011 |
0.101 |
3361 Orpheus |
Nov. 25, 2017 |
0.061 |
|
1996 SK |
Apr. 18, 2012 |
0.175 |
3200 Phaethon |
Dec. 16, 2017 |
0.069 |
|
4183 Cuno |
May 20, 2012 |
0.122 |
1999 AQ10 |
Jan. 29, 2018 |
0.139 |
|
1999 BJ8 |
June 16, 2012 |
0.177 |
1981 Midas |
Mar. 21, 2018 |
0.090 |
|
1994 PM |
Aug. 12, 2012 |
0.095 |
1998 WT24 |
Nov. 11, 2018 |
0.134 |
|
4581 Asclepius |
Aug. 16, 2012 |
0.108 |
4953 1990 MU |
Nov. 29, 2018 |
0.107 |
|
4769 Castalia |
Aug. 28, 2012 |
0.114 |
2340 Hathor |
Jan. 13, 2019 |
0.144 |
|
1998 QC1 |
Sep. 15, 2012 |
0.161 |
4581 Asclepius |
Mar. 22, 2019 |
0.138 |
|
4179 Toutatis |
Dec. 12, 2012 |
0.046 |
1998 SC15 |
Apr. 16, 2019 |
0.141 |
|
1998 WT24 |
Dec. 23, 2012 |
0.178 |
12538 1998 OH |
May 16, 2019 |
0.187 |
|
4034 1986 PA |
Apr. 1, 2013 |
0.153 |
5604 1992 FE |
June 18, 2019 |
0.132 |
|
7753 1988 XB |
July 10, 2013 |
0.118 |
11500 1989 UR |
June 21, 2019 |
0.187 |
|
6037 1988 EG |
Aug. 12, 2013 |
0.185 |
1620 Geographos |
Aug. 31, 2019 |
0.137 |
|
1998 ML14 |
Aug. 24, 2013 |
0.056 |
1998 HL1 |
Oct. 25, 2019 |
0.042 |
|
4581 Asclepius |
Aug. 25, 2013 |
0.119 |
1993 KH |
Nov. 8, 2019 |
0.101 |
|
1998 UT18 |
Nov. 21, 2013 |
0.172 |
4581 Asclepius |
Mar. 25, 2020 |
0.071 |
|
1996 RG3 |
Nov. 25, 2013 |
0.159 |
1991 DG |
Apr. 6, 2020 |
0.085 |
|
3361 Orpheus |
Dec. 7, 2013 |
0.103 |
1997 BQ |
May 21, 2020 |
0.041 |
|
1995 SA |
Apr. 2, 2014 |
0.191 |
8014 1990 MF |
July 23, 2020 |
0.055 |
* Asteroids approaching within 0.2 Astronomical Units (18.58 million mi./30 million km.) of the Earth
**AU=Astronomical Unit (92.9 million mi./150 million km. Earth is about one AU from the Sun.)
Remo, John L, ed. Near-Earth Objects: The United Nations International Conference. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1997.
Williams, David R. “Near Earth Object Fact Sheet,” http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/neofact.html
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