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 |
| (21374) 1997 WS22 | 17.4 | 870 - 1940 m | 16.1 | 83.3 LD | 21 May 2024 | 43.0 LD | 13.5 | 20 May 2024 | 13.4 |
| (415029) 2011 UL21 | 15.9 | 2 - 4 km | 17.7 | 341.4 LD | 27 Jun 2024 | 17.3 LD | 11.9 | 29 Jun 2024 | 11.7 |
| (363027) 1998 ST27 | 19.6 | 315 - 700 m | 21.3 | 324.3 LD | 12 Oct 2024 | 9.5 LD | 13.5 | 10 Oct 2024 | 13.1 |
| 2016 VA | 27.6 | 8 - 18 m | 30.3 | 580.6 LD | 2 Nov 2024 | 0.4 LD | 14.3 | 1 Nov 2024 | 14.0 |
| (66146) 1998 TU3 | 14.4 | 3 - 8 km | 15.5 | 374.1 LD | 5 Nov 2024 | 34.6 LD | 12.0 | 30 Oct 2024 | 11.6 |
| (36183) 1999 TX16 | 16.3 | 1 - 3 km | 18.6 | 352.8 LD | 13 Nov 2024 | 52.6 LD | 13.1 | 16 Nov 2024 | 12.7 |
| 2006 WB | 22.8 | 75 - 165 m | 24.7 | 432.2 LD | 27 Nov 2024 | 2.0 LD | 12.6 | 26 Nov 2024 | 12.3 |
| 2020 XR | 19.9 | 280 - 620 m | 24.7 | 885.1 LD | 4 Dec 2024 | 6.6 LD | 13.7 | 5 Dec 2024 | 13.6 |
| (458122) 2010 EW45 | 17.6 | 805 - 1795 m | 20.7 | 532.7 LD | 19 Dec 2024 | 21.3 LD | 14.3 | 22 Dec 2024 | 13.7 |
| (887) Alinda | 13.9 | 4 - 10 km | 19.4 | 1232.2 LD | 8 Jan 2025 | 32.3 LD | 9.4 | 12 Jan 2025 | 9.3 |
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.
