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)
2024 JM245 - 105 m18.00.025 AU9.7 LD3 May 202520h03m-12°53'17.80.018 AU7.1 LD
2014 JN235 - 85 m21.90.059 AU22.9 LD6 May 202522h20m+08°12'22.20.058 AU22.7 LD
2021 JN130 - 65 m20.50.055 AU21.5 LD7 May 202512h56m+20°46'20.30.054 AU20.9 LD
2021 HZ20 - 50 m22.30.051 AU19.8 LD8 May 202522h52m-22°06'22.70.049 AU19.2 LD
(612356) 2002 JX8230 - 510 m16.20.030 AU11.6 LD9 May 202513h27m+81°43'16.10.028 AU10.9 LD
2022 JO20 - 40 m21.80.061 AU23.7 LD9 May 202519h58m-03°54'22.10.058 AU22.4 LD
2021 KH15 - 30 m24.00.051 AU19.8 LD9 May 202522h10m-27°50'23.10.048 AU18.8 LD
2017 GL420 - 40 m22.10.060 AU23.4 LD10 May 202513h43m+47°04'22.10.058 AU22.4 LD
2011 HJ790 - 200 m17.00.066 AU25.7 LD12 May 202509h27m-06°17'16.50.017 AU6.5 LD
2011 YU7465 - 150 m21.90.037 AU14.2 LD13 May 202501h17m-49°03'19.20.029 AU11.4 LD
2009 TU9 - 21 m23.20.091 AU35.3 LD16 May 202510h00m+47°36'23.10.029 AU11.3 LD
2024 JQ1720 - 45 m22.20.084 AU32.8 LD16 May 202520h47m+14°26'22.10.053 AU20.7 LD
2015 HB17730 - 70 m20.70.088 AU34.1 LD17 May 202510h52m+36°52'21.50.060 AU23.5 LD
2021 WH25 - 55 m22.90.177 AU68.9 LD17 May 202522h08m-12°59'21.50.042 AU16.5 LD
2021 WT240 - 90 m21.50.119 AU46.5 LD18 May 202522h25m+03°29'21.30.052 AU20.3 LD
2008 ST10 - 25 m25.80.039 AU15.2 LD19 May 202520h57m+35°13'23.00.034 AU13.2 LD
2023 HP58 - 18 m25.00.082 AU32.0 LD20 May 202511h40m-15°24'23.70.062 AU24.0 LD
(387746) 2003 MH4255 - 570 m19.80.102 AU39.6 LD24 May 202502h24m-09°58'20.00.045 AU17.4 LD
2014 KF2215 - 30 m23.30.135 AU52.5 LD25 May 202521h26m-04°47'21.10.024 AU9.4 LD
(434633) 2005 WB1195 - 435 m19.00.198 AU76.9 LD25 May 202520h31m-59°15'16.60.058 AU22.7 LD
(390725) 2003 HB310 - 690 m18.00.157 AU60.9 LD25 May 202504h32m+74°04'18.20.047 AU18.3 LD
2025 FU570 - 150 m20.00.102 AU39.6 LD28 May 202515h49m-17°31'16.30.034 AU13.3 LD
2024 LH540 - 85 m29.00.221 AU85.8 LD28 May 202509h47m+16°07'21.80.062 AU24.0 LD
2016 WL4830 - 60 m22.70.130 AU50.6 LD30 May 202522h28m-19°42'21.70.062 AU24.3 LD
2022 KP35 - 12 m24.80.121 AU47.2 LD1 Jun 202521h50m-30°48'21.90.016 AU6.2 LD
2017 XZ6130 - 60 m24.50.332 AU129.3 LD4 Jun 202523h22m+32°08'22.30.050 AU19.6 LD
2018 LE445 - 105 m24.10.213 AU82.8 LD4 Jun 202520h35m-39°26'17.70.025 AU9.7 LD
(424482) 2008 DG5310 - 690 m16.20.122 AU47.5 LD6 Jun 202514h02m+44°25'14.20.023 AU9.1 LD
2014 LL2625 - 50 m22.60.103 AU39.9 LD6 Jun 202521h42m-16°07'20.40.035 AU13.6 LD
2020 LQ25 - 55 m25.70.236 AU91.8 LD7 Jun 202514h26m+22°11'20.90.054 AU20.8 LD
2022 KO36 - 15 m25.80.172 AU66.9 LD8 Jun 202507h34m+02°05'27.00.032 AU12.3 LD
2009 WQ2540 - 90 m23.60.404 AU157.1 LD9 Jun 202508h33m-55°44'20.70.052 AU20.1 LD
2016 MH310 - 25 m31.90.117 AU45.4 LD9 Jun 202517h28m+51°25'21.20.022 AU8.4 LD
2022 KQ54 - 9 m25.90.111 AU43.0 LD12 Jun 202508h01m+01°26'28.00.035 AU13.7 LD
2023 XO1520 - 40 m26.80.106 AU41.3 LD14 Jun 202502h19m+08°18'24.70.046 AU17.8 LD
2000 LF3125 - 285 m21.30.380 AU147.9 LD17 Jun 202510h01m-00°58'19.20.047 AU18.3 LD
2023 XU225 - 55 m25.30.438 AU170.4 LD17 Jun 202506h16m-84°18'20.00.028 AU10.9 LD
2017 MA1120 - 270 m21.11.130 AU439.5 LD18 Jun 202521h21m+27°52'17.50.044 AU17.3 LD
2021 GL120 - 40 m26.40.318 AU123.8 LD21 Jun 202502h21m+38°59'24.90.051 AU19.9 LD
2003 AY2290 - 650 m21.40.459 AU178.6 LD22 Jun 202512h23m-37°19'15.10.036 AU14.1 LD
2016 MA8 - 19 m26.00.260 AU101.1 LD23 Jun 202510h05m+17°43'24.30.022 AU8.4 LD
2018 EB420 - 45 m26.70.390 AU151.8 LD23 Jun 202505h49m-64°35'20.70.025 AU9.6 LD
2008 CM746 - 14 m28.50.139 AU54.0 LD27 Jun 202506h53m-71°27'21.30.011 AU4.3 LD
2017 YE75 - 12 m30.20.742 AU288.7 LD28 Jun 202500h33m+04°24'25.40.056 AU21.7 LD
2014 DH15 - 30 m26.80.398 AU154.9 LD28 Jun 202500h57m+13°50'22.80.033 AU12.8 LD
2011 CZ315 - 35 m27.90.495 AU192.5 LD30 Jun 202503h16m-51°35'22.00.030 AU11.7 LD
2022 BJ135 - 305 m23.90.988 AU384.2 LD5 Jul 202513h02m-00°59'18.20.056 AU21.8 LD
2007 LW1955 - 120 m22.20.326 AU126.8 LD6 Jul 202508h01m-21°52'22.10.036 AU13.9 LD
2016 TU9315 - 35 m25.70.386 AU150.1 LD6 Jul 202511h39m+51°16'24.30.046 AU17.9 LD
2019 JM10 - 25 m26.40.229 AU89.1 LD9 Jul 202506h03m-49°28'24.00.043 AU16.6 LD
2019 NW550 - 110 m25.30.715 AU278.2 LD9 Jul 202520h01m+37°09'18.80.039 AU15.1 LD
2022 MA390 - 195 m22.90.509 AU197.9 LD10 Jul 202523h45m-13°38'18.40.057 AU22.3 LD
2005 VO5285 - 640 m21.20.686 AU267.0 LD11 Jul 202517h41m-80°20'15.00.041 AU15.8 LD
2011 GR5950 - 110 m23.40.221 AU85.8 LD15 Jul 202504h19m+36°19'23.00.047 AU18.2 LD
2022 YS530 - 65 m24.70.214 AU83.1 LD17 Jul 202511h57m+10°54'22.70.045 AU17.4 LD
2018 BY650 - 115 m23.80.430 AU167.3 LD19 Jul 202514h00m+11°07'19.50.035 AU13.7 LD
2020 MA120 - 50 m25.20.169 AU65.6 LD20 Jul 202520h44m-43°26'20.60.062 AU24.1 LD
2007 AC2115 - 260 m24.91.219 AU474.2 LD20 Jul 202500h52m+28°57'18.10.047 AU18.2 LD
2012 OQ110 - 250 m23.60.738 AU287.0 LD22 Jul 202501h10m+30°04'18.60.054 AU21.0 LD
(613291) 2005 YX128415 - 925 m21.21.330 AU517.7 LD28 Jul 202518h51m+77°50'16.40.062 AU24.2 LD
2011 BH3920 - 50 m27.20.908 AU353.2 LD2 Aug 202503h33m+00°43'22.50.053 AU20.4 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.