NEO Approaches

The below near-earth objects are expected to approach the earth to a distance of less than 25.0 LD (0.064 AU) in the coming 3 months. The colors indicate the distance of a NEO: Orange for less than 0.05 AU, Red for less than 0.01 AU and Black for less than 0.0027 AU. For more information about one of these near-earth objects, click on its designation.

NEO Today Closest Approach
designation diameter magn delta (AU) delta (LD) date ra dec magn delta (AU) delta (LD)
2023 WD325 - 55 m22.00.030 AU11.9 LD1 Dec 202310h11m+41°23'19.20.021 AU8.0 LD
2023 VM78 - 18 m20.90.017 AU6.7 LD1 Dec 202307h35m+55°37'20.50.017 AU6.5 LD
2009 YP40 - 95 m19.80.051 AU19.9 LD3 Dec 202304h53m-51°45'20.00.051 AU19.8 LD
1998 WB2115 - 250 m16.90.028 AU11.1 LD3 Dec 202310h34m+41°36'16.70.028 AU11.0 LD
2013 VX445 - 100 m19.70.013 AU5.2 LD4 Dec 202313h37m-65°33'19.80.013 AU5.1 LD
2023 WW30 - 70 m21.90.021 AU8.3 LD5 Dec 202319h11m-39°06'23.60.020 AU7.8 LD
2023 TB2735 - 75 m19.10.044 AU17.1 LD6 Dec 202306h47m+06°05'19.10.044 AU17.0 LD
(139622) 2001 QQ142550 - 1230 m14.50.039 AU15.0 LD6 Dec 202309h57m-23°45'14.20.037 AU14.4 LD
2020 XC385 - 185 m18.00.047 AU18.4 LD7 Dec 202304h48m+03°56'16.20.035 AU13.8 LD
2023 VF1215 - 35 m20.20.035 AU13.6 LD8 Dec 202306h40m-10°24'20.30.033 AU12.9 LD
2023 WG25 - 60 m18.70.049 AU19.0 LD8 Dec 202306h05m+16°30'19.20.045 AU17.5 LD
2023 VG375 - 170 m18.10.070 AU27.4 LD10 Dec 202300h28m+46°58'18.50.055 AU21.3 LD
2023 WH30 - 65 m20.60.044 AU17.3 LD10 Dec 202321h15m-42°46'22.30.030 AU11.9 LD
2020 HX310 - 22 m32.40.062 AU24.2 LD10 Dec 202322h03m+09°05'22.60.024 AU9.2 LD
2023 UA925 - 60 m21.00.054 AU21.2 LD10 Dec 202300h48m-23°24'21.30.054 AU20.9 LD
2017 BC136265 - 595 m20.70.099 AU38.5 LD11 Dec 202323h09m-07°46'16.50.046 AU18.0 LD
2023 WO330 - 70 m20.30.050 AU19.5 LD12 Dec 202321h08m-14°28'21.50.024 AU9.3 LD
2019 XQ120 - 50 m21.60.075 AU29.1 LD13 Dec 202312h20m+47°43'21.60.050 AU19.3 LD
2019 AA325 - 50 m26.00.083 AU32.4 LD14 Dec 202309h40m-37°14'21.70.051 AU19.8 LD
2021 XS415 - 40 m22.70.086 AU33.6 LD14 Dec 202309h45m-18°53'22.50.061 AU23.7 LD
2018 XM440 - 85 m20.90.041 AU16.1 LD14 Dec 202316h07m-28°39'24.80.007 AU2.5 LD
2017 WJ1635 - 75 m21.60.072 AU28.1 LD17 Dec 202314h03m+44°28'21.60.059 AU23.0 LD
2017 YL130 - 65 m32.20.127 AU49.6 LD18 Dec 202312h25m+20°25'19.80.024 AU9.4 LD
2016 XD245 - 100 m20.00.082 AU32.0 LD19 Dec 202304h04m+48°34'18.70.048 AU18.8 LD
(341843) 2008 EV5255 - 575 m17.90.064 AU24.7 LD20 Dec 202300h58m-20°15'16.00.041 AU16.1 LD
2017 XQ6035 - 75 m23.00.170 AU66.3 LD21 Dec 202310h50m-17°46'21.20.062 AU24.0 LD
2018 YJ2115 - 260 m27.20.145 AU56.4 LD21 Dec 202319h17m+47°49'18.90.047 AU18.3 LD
2012 XN1348 - 17 m25.00.083 AU32.2 LD22 Dec 202302h45m+32°52'21.70.029 AU11.3 LD
2015 YC1825 - 50 m21.10.095 AU37.0 LD22 Dec 202321h50m+77°02'21.40.053 AU20.5 LD
2017 WG2225 - 510 m19.10.233 AU90.7 LD22 Dec 202312h45m-51°25'18.40.058 AU22.7 LD
2023 VD6120 - 270 m18.80.177 AU68.7 LD23 Dec 202323h13m-21°21'17.90.027 AU10.6 LD
2020 YO330 - 70 m26.90.197 AU76.8 LD24 Dec 202300h57m+02°51'17.70.012 AU4.7 LD
2000 YS13465 - 145 m20.30.084 AU32.7 LD25 Dec 202307h20m+18°24'17.90.058 AU22.7 LD
2010 UE515 - 12 m23.40.028 AU10.8 LD25 Dec 202300h49m+28°55'22.90.025 AU9.9 LD
2020 YR26 - 13 m27.70.104 AU40.6 LD25 Dec 202301h14m-00°44'23.60.035 AU13.7 LD
(310442) 2000 CH59275 - 615 m27.10.202 AU78.7 LD26 Dec 202300h24m-52°27'17.60.062 AU24.2 LD
2020 KT460 - 130 m18.90.106 AU41.1 LD26 Dec 202322h55m+45°11'19.30.041 AU15.9 LD
2021 YD35 - 85 m22.00.140 AU54.3 LD27 Dec 202300h17m-21°03'20.50.035 AU13.8 LD
2022 NK9 - 21 m27.20.178 AU69.3 LD29 Dec 202310h46m+08°20'23.30.060 AU23.3 LD
2021 AM615 - 30 m30.90.127 AU49.3 LD31 Dec 202323h12m-16°37'24.20.045 AU17.4 LD
2013 AD3225 - 55 m26.80.285 AU110.9 LD2 Jan 202400h30m+31°17'21.40.053 AU20.5 LD
2019 KK575 - 165 m26.50.411 AU159.8 LD3 Jan 202421h48m+52°08'18.40.029 AU11.2 LD
2019 PJ45 - 105 m25.80.304 AU118.4 LD7 Jan 202400h55m+28°18'18.10.020 AU7.9 LD
2002 AY1170 - 385 m21.10.352 AU136.9 LD8 Jan 202400h45m+40°28'16.60.039 AU15.1 LD
2022 BA72 - 4 m31.30.204 AU79.3 LD11 Jan 202416h25m-26°00'31.10.062 AU24.1 LD
2020 AC16 - 12 m29.50.119 AU46.2 LD11 Jan 202410h03m-11°42'23.80.051 AU19.7 LD
2019 AC920 - 45 m24.40.258 AU100.5 LD14 Jan 202401h12m+15°44'21.50.035 AU13.5 LD
2015 AK135 - 80 m23.90.375 AU146.0 LD15 Jan 202413h24m+13°06'20.30.045 AU17.5 LD
2020 BU360 - 130 m24.10.952 AU370.6 LD15 Jan 202423h53m+30°48'20.50.056 AU21.8 LD
2018 BA25 - 60 m24.90.303 AU117.9 LD16 Jan 202410h18m+12°04'19.90.047 AU18.3 LD
2021 CZ285 - 190 m25.80.401 AU156.1 LD16 Jan 202411h50m-22°48'16.40.019 AU7.4 LD
2020 CZ120 - 45 m24.70.223 AU86.7 LD19 Jan 202404h34m+57°54'20.10.035 AU13.5 LD
2019 BU115 - 35 m27.80.419 AU162.9 LD19 Jan 202414h34m-22°34'21.70.022 AU8.6 LD
2022 OB54 - 10 m28.00.046 AU18.0 LD20 Jan 202413h03m+08°16'23.10.021 AU8.3 LD
2020 YK310 - 22 m26.10.166 AU64.6 LD22 Jan 202415h54m-04°47'25.30.061 AU23.6 LD
2021 BL330 - 70 m25.90.937 AU364.4 LD23 Jan 202414h31m+12°35'21.00.045 AU17.6 LD
2016 WW24 - 9 m28.90.267 AU103.9 LD23 Jan 202419h04m+71°30'23.50.019 AU7.6 LD
2011 CQ11 - 2 m30.90.126 AU48.9 LD24 Jan 202404h46m+60°57'26.70.033 AU12.7 LD
1999 FQ1060 - 135 m21.10.252 AU97.9 LD24 Jan 202409h42m-23°18'16.60.021 AU8.2 LD
2010 OG1450 - 0 m101.10.086 AU33.5 LD25 Jan 202411h01m-52°10'94.00.019 AU7.3 LD
2017 BG925 - 11 m28.60.203 AU78.9 LD27 Jan 202403h12m+22°18'24.50.046 AU17.7 LD
2008 OS7215 - 475 m22.20.772 AU300.4 LD2 Feb 202402h33m-19°06'15.50.019 AU7.4 LD
2023 BG60 - 135 m23.80.456 AU177.5 LD3 Feb 202415h56m-39°01'20.80.054 AU20.8 LD
2019 CC5105 - 235 m23.60.658 AU255.9 LD4 Feb 202416h16m-05°11'19.30.049 AU19.1 LD
2003 BM430 - 65 m25.20.449 AU174.6 LD4 Feb 202402h54m+36°31'21.50.059 AU22.8 LD
2023 SP1190 - 430 m21.20.385 AU149.8 LD7 Feb 202404h19m+57°01'15.90.037 AU14.2 LD
2022 CB32 - 5 m32.41.108 AU431.0 LD8 Feb 202401h10m+06°23'26.50.037 AU14.5 LD
2015 DM15520 - 45 m25.80.318 AU123.7 LD12 Feb 202408h42m-50°59'18.90.015 AU5.8 LD
2020 DK15 - 35 m30.20.592 AU230.2 LD12 Feb 202411h13m+04°12'19.00.023 AU9.0 LD
2018 CY290 - 200 m23.70.612 AU238.2 LD14 Feb 202413h28m+20°16'18.20.061 AU23.9 LD
2016 CA13860 - 130 m24.30.502 AU195.3 LD18 Feb 202411h46m-19°59'18.90.064 AU24.9 LD
2022 EM18 - 18 m27.60.309 AU120.4 LD21 Feb 202409h01m-43°57'20.90.018 AU6.9 LD
2022 EJ150 - 115 m24.90.595 AU231.6 LD21 Feb 202418h22m-08°25'22.10.060 AU23.5 LD
2022 QB820 - 40 m26.80.385 AU149.9 LD22 Feb 202417h29m-30°59'23.80.063 AU24.6 LD


The current NEO positions 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 MPC (Minor Planet 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.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.