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 PX15 - 40 m20.90.014 AU5.3 LD22 Aug 202519h58m+47°33'17.20.006 AU2.4 LD
2019 QQ625 - 50 m19.40.029 AU11.2 LD24 Aug 202501h34m+02°55'19.50.029 AU11.2 LD
2018 SC18 - 18 m23.70.058 AU22.6 LD24 Aug 202500h35m+46°17'23.70.058 AU22.5 LD
2014 PS59205 - 455 m17.40.066 AU25.7 LD27 Aug 202503h47m+42°25'17.70.063 AU24.6 LD
2018 PR935 - 75 m19.50.042 AU16.2 LD28 Aug 202507h43m-82°21'20.20.034 AU13.3 LD
2017 RK1520 - 45 m26.00.054 AU21.1 LD29 Aug 202514h29m-42°32'22.50.040 AU15.7 LD
2020 TS14 - 9 m24.70.047 AU18.1 LD30 Aug 202500h23m-57°35'24.50.046 AU17.7 LD
1998 SH2185 - 410 m22.70.059 AU23.1 LD30 Aug 202505h28m-62°57'15.50.021 AU8.1 LD
2021 WE620 - 40 m21.60.068 AU26.4 LD3 Sep 202522h06m+71°49'21.40.036 AU14.1 LD
2009 SD20 - 45 m40.70.097 AU37.9 LD4 Sep 202505h35m+23°32'21.80.033 AU12.7 LD
2019 JG115 - 30 m26.60.086 AU33.3 LD9 Sep 202518h53m+66°09'22.90.048 AU18.8 LD
2009 FF115 - 260 m25.80.137 AU53.5 LD11 Sep 202517h40m+77°55'16.30.017 AU6.8 LD
2022 SS210 - 22 m23.80.074 AU28.8 LD11 Sep 202501h52m-32°26'18.30.008 AU3.0 LD
2015 SA25 - 50 m25.70.102 AU39.9 LD13 Sep 202516h30m-52°45'20.40.022 AU8.7 LD
2021 VJ1910 - 25 m23.10.136 AU53.0 LD15 Sep 202503h03m-01°29'21.50.036 AU14.1 LD
2018 RO820 - 45 m25.60.170 AU66.3 LD16 Sep 202519h00m-06°31'21.80.059 AU23.0 LD
2016 NK3320 - 40 m25.10.136 AU52.8 LD17 Sep 202523h48m-81°39'22.60.064 AU24.8 LD
2023 SA350 - 115 m23.90.188 AU73.3 LD17 Sep 202519h33m+00°38'19.10.046 AU17.9 LD
2025 FA22125 - 275 m23.00.155 AU60.5 LD18 Sep 202506h17m+02°00'14.00.006 AU2.2 LD
2022 LK160 - 135 m22.00.222 AU86.3 LD20 Sep 202506h55m+18°00'20.70.059 AU22.9 LD
2022 SW12155 - 350 m21.60.286 AU111.4 LD23 Sep 202501h13m+37°25'15.70.038 AU14.9 LD
2018 QT1105 - 230 m21.40.214 AU83.4 LD23 Sep 202516h03m+57°27'18.50.033 AU13.0 LD
2021 RN166 - 12 m25.50.167 AU64.9 LD24 Sep 202517h27m-26°27'24.20.030 AU11.5 LD
2019 SF615 - 35 m28.30.166 AU64.7 LD28 Sep 202502h05m+24°32'21.30.051 AU19.9 LD
(152664) 1998 FW4310 - 690 m19.50.422 AU164.2 LD29 Sep 202505h26m+58°04'14.50.026 AU10.0 LD
2014 GM3510 - 25 m27.50.558 AU216.9 LD30 Sep 202506h28m-04°40'20.30.012 AU4.5 LD
2012 UV965 - 150 m22.80.195 AU75.7 LD1 Oct 202509h58m-39°25'20.90.030 AU11.6 LD
2019 SG430 - 65 m24.50.318 AU123.6 LD1 Oct 202521h25m+00°53'20.30.056 AU21.7 LD
2020 SA35 - 80 m23.50.306 AU119.2 LD1 Oct 202503h09m-49°52'20.20.055 AU21.3 LD
2021 RW9170 - 375 m22.90.795 AU309.3 LD2 Oct 202502h15m+74°10'15.70.027 AU10.6 LD
2020 GE110 - 25 m24.90.099 AU38.7 LD3 Oct 202511h05m-24°35'28.00.035 AU13.6 LD
2024 TW4 - 10 m28.40.274 AU106.6 LD3 Oct 202507h02m+10°20'25.90.054 AU20.9 LD
2021 SY310 - 25 m31.10.141 AU55.0 LD3 Oct 202503h48m+35°41'22.50.051 AU19.7 LD
2017 DH1610 - 25 m25.60.253 AU98.3 LD6 Oct 202518h39m-82°07'22.70.028 AU10.8 LD
2024 TL58 - 18 m27.40.133 AU51.6 LD7 Oct 202505h49m+31°21'24.10.062 AU24.2 LD
2022 TU17 - 16 m27.50.372 AU144.6 LD8 Oct 202519h03m-26°27'24.00.042 AU16.2 LD
2015 HE115 - 30 m28.60.460 AU179.0 LD8 Oct 202519h08m+03°53'22.70.046 AU17.8 LD
2020 QU520 - 45 m25.90.354 AU137.7 LD8 Oct 202522h54m-39°39'19.40.022 AU8.7 LD
2020 FZ225 - 55 m26.90.729 AU283.5 LD9 Oct 202518h36m+10°03'16.90.005 AU1.9 LD
2022 AY54 - 9 m27.90.290 AU112.9 LD14 Oct 202517h28m+26°15'24.70.019 AU7.4 LD
2022 UY310 - 25 m34.90.274 AU106.7 LD15 Oct 202505h09m+08°17'21.00.027 AU10.4 LD
2012 TQ2318 - 18 m27.90.458 AU178.2 LD16 Oct 202519h43m-16°04'23.90.045 AU17.3 LD
2022 UU1525 - 60 m27.60.747 AU290.6 LD19 Oct 202515h43m+62°22'21.20.031 AU12.0 LD
2024 GD220 - 45 m25.90.160 AU62.3 LD22 Oct 202517h49m-71°31'22.60.041 AU16.1 LD
2023 UK34 - 9 m28.80.376 AU146.2 LD22 Oct 202506h16m+31°30'21.80.011 AU4.5 LD
2023 TG1420 - 40 m25.40.292 AU113.7 LD23 Oct 202508h42m+14°47'22.90.055 AU21.4 LD
2022 HM120 - 45 m26.20.485 AU188.7 LD23 Oct 202517h23m-58°28'23.40.045 AU17.4 LD
2022 UP2020 - 50 m26.20.287 AU111.7 LD24 Oct 202500h58m+37°36'20.50.057 AU22.2 LD
2012 TP23130 - 60 m24.10.286 AU111.3 LD25 Oct 202519h30m-24°02'21.40.039 AU15.2 LD
2009 HC30 - 70 m23.00.180 AU70.2 LD26 Oct 202506h42m-10°49'18.80.021 AU8.2 LD
2020 FA5155 - 350 m22.21.439 AU559.9 LD27 Oct 202507h12m-04°10'15.50.021 AU8.3 LD
2012 US185 - 11 m28.50.400 AU155.6 LD27 Oct 202519h54m-26°11'25.80.060 AU23.2 LD
(434196) 2003 HG2125 - 285 m21.80.331 AU128.7 LD27 Oct 202516h03m-12°55'23.30.045 AU17.4 LD
2022 UT1410 - 25 m29.00.835 AU325.0 LD28 Oct 202509h08m+18°38'24.00.056 AU21.7 LD
2018 VM120 - 45 m27.10.556 AU216.4 LD29 Oct 202502h51m-37°41'21.30.059 AU23.1 LD
2019 UW615 - 30 m26.90.430 AU167.3 LD31 Oct 202521h10m+05°36'22.90.055 AU21.5 LD
2016 VO430 - 65 m26.50.925 AU359.8 LD2 Nov 202516h21m+82°17'20.80.045 AU17.5 LD
2023 VK610 - 25 m27.80.410 AU159.7 LD4 Nov 202508h53m-42°35'21.60.016 AU6.1 LD
2007 VU8325 - 50 m25.10.318 AU123.8 LD4 Nov 202500h29m-24°02'19.00.023 AU8.9 LD
2004 VZ30 - 70 m25.40.474 AU184.5 LD7 Nov 202509h26m+00°50'21.70.055 AU21.3 LD
2021 VQ1010 - 22 m28.90.827 AU321.9 LD8 Nov 202521h05m-19°48'22.50.027 AU10.6 LD
2019 UH79 - 19 m26.50.307 AU119.4 LD8 Nov 202522h23m+40°20'22.30.034 AU13.3 LD
2017 WG1435 - 75 m25.40.907 AU353.1 LD8 Nov 202505h27m+42°22'18.80.035 AU13.6 LD
2017 UL86 - 14 m28.40.481 AU187.2 LD9 Nov 202520h17m-52°59'25.50.050 AU19.3 LD
2020 VK46 - 14 m26.70.211 AU82.1 LD10 Nov 202508h05m+28°21'23.60.042 AU16.5 LD
2018 KC8 - 19 m28.20.488 AU189.7 LD11 Nov 202519h54m+02°05'25.00.057 AU22.2 LD
2012 VC265 - 11 m28.50.308 AU119.9 LD11 Nov 202510h22m+18°13'24.50.028 AU10.9 LD
2022 VC15 - 30 m27.10.506 AU196.8 LD12 Nov 202523h32m-52°16'21.90.030 AU11.8 LD
2017 WP65 - 145 m24.50.567 AU220.5 LD13 Nov 202502h52m-07°45'16.50.027 AU10.5 LD
2019 VL520 - 40 m26.70.500 AU194.4 LD14 Nov 202511h28m+41°27'22.20.038 AU14.6 LD
2017 YF820 - 40 m26.50.551 AU214.4 LD15 Nov 202507h47m-47°58'22.70.060 AU23.4 LD
2022 FG480 - 175 m24.61.524 AU592.8 LD18 Nov 202522h48m-56°29'19.50.052 AU20.1 LD
2007 KV230 - 70 m25.90.621 AU241.6 LD18 Nov 202521h10m-04°46'20.40.030 AU11.7 LD
(3361) Orpheus325 - 730 m20.90.633 AU246.3 LD19 Nov 202507h30m-45°53'15.30.038 AU14.8 LD
2018 VD720 - 40 m27.30.728 AU283.3 LD19 Nov 202520h25m+32°22'22.10.041 AU16.0 LD
2016 VS120 - 40 m25.90.335 AU130.4 LD20 Nov 202500h39m-02°45'21.60.061 AU23.9 LD
2018 XO270 - 155 m24.90.886 AU344.8 LD21 Nov 202503h59m-46°01'19.00.059 AU23.1 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.