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 |
| (363790) 2005 JE46 | 17.8 | 725 - 1620 m | 19.3 | 224.3 LD | 13 Nov 2026 | 20.0 LD | 13.8 | 17 Nov 2026 | 13.4 |
| (217628) Lugh | 16.7 | 1 - 3 km | 19.7 | 472.6 LD | 28 Nov 2026 | 27.5 LD | 13.9 | 23 Nov 2026 | 13.4 |
| (5693) 1993 EA | 16.8 | 1 - 3 km | 19.6 | 627.4 LD | 30 Dec 2026 | 20.6 LD | 13.2 | 3 Jan 2027 | 12.6 |
| (4953) 1990 MU | 14.9 | 3 - 6 km | 18.7 | 611.5 LD | 6 Jun 2027 | 12.2 LD | 9.9 | 8 Jun 2027 | 9.5 |
| (137108) 1999 AN10 | 18.1 | 650 - 1460 m | 22.7 | 868.5 LD | 7 Aug 2027 | 1.0 LD | 7.9 | 7 Aug 2027 | 7.6 |
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.