The below near-earth objects are expected to become brighter than magnitude 14.0 in the coming 12 months.
If a NEO is currently brighter than magnitude 14 it will be highlighted in yellow. For more information about one of these near-earth objects, click on its designation.
| NEO |
Today |
Closest Approach |
Brightest |
| designation |
Hₒ |
diameter est. |
magn |
delta (LD) |
date |
delta (LD) |
magn |
date |
magn |
| (52768) 1998 OR2 | 15.8 | 2 - 4 km | 14.9 | 110.9 LD | 29 Apr 2020 | 16.2 LD | 10.9 | 1 May 2020 | 10.8 |
| (388945) 2008 TZ3 | 20.4 | 220 - 495 m | 21.0 | 202.0 LD | 10 May 2020 | 7.2 LD | 14.1 | 8 May 2020 | 13.8 |
| (85275) 1994 LY | 16.1 | 2 - 4 km | 20.3 | 720.9 LD | 24 Aug 2020 | 45.0 LD | 13.6 | 21 Aug 2020 | 13.6 |
| (159402) 1999 AP10 | 16.1 | 2 - 4 km | 21.6 | 1243.1 LD | 17 Oct 2020 | 29.6 LD | 12.5 | 11 Oct 2020 | 12.3 |
The current positions of these NEOs are plotted in the below all-sky chart:
Terminology:
diameter est.: Estimated diameter based on Hₒ and an albedo between 0.25 and 0.05 (So sizes may be over-estimated for icy objects)
delta: Distance between dwarf planet and earth in AU
magn: Magnitude (brightness) estimate
LD: Lunar distance (~0.0257 AU)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Hₒ: Absolute magnitude (magnitude from a distance of 1 AU)
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
UCAC4 star catalog via VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
