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    dedicated to specific years such as List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2023. The average distance to the Moon (or lunar distance (LD)) is...
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  • Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (0.0025696 AU...
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  • Below is the list of asteroids that have come close to Earth in 2023. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance...
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  • Asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2024 include: 2009 JV1 close approach, 0.0571 AU (19.21 LD) on January 5, 2024 2021 BL3 close approach, 0.0441 AU...
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    Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2019. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (0.0025696 AU...
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  • Below is the list of asteroids that have come close to Earth in 2022. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance...
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  • Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2017. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (0.0025696 AU...
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    Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2018. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (0.0025696 AU...
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  • Below is the list of asteroids that have come close to Earth in 2021. A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance...
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  • 500 km from Earth's surface, respectively. Animation of 2020 VT4's orbit - 2020 flyby List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020 Asteroid impact prediction...
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    2013 ND15 29 2020 QG Notes: † outer-grazer Earth-grazing fireball List of asteroid close approaches to Earth Asteroid impact avoidance List of Mercury-crossing...
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    2020 CD3 (also 2020CD3 or CD3 for short) is a tiny near-Earth asteroid (or minimoon) that ordinarily orbits the Sun but makes close approaches to the...
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    (120 LD). List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020 Asteroid impact prediction The Minor Planet Center's solution uses only 28 of the 35 observations...
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  • a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object with a diameter of 370 metres (1,210 feet) that caused a brief period of concern in December...
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    2019. List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020 "2020 JJ". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 May 2020. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2020 JJ)"...
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    role in shaping the geological and biological history of Earth. Asteroids as small as 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter can cause significant damage to the...
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  • 2020 SW is a tiny near-Earth asteroid discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 18 September 2020, six days before it made its closest approach to Earth...
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  • observations. List of fast rotators (minor planets) List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020 "2020 HS7". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 July 2022...
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    to life on Earth or other inhabited planets, dwarf planets, and natural satellites by potential impact. Exoasteroid List of asteroid close approaches...
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    noticed in retrospect. Earth-grazing fireball List of asteroid close approaches to Earth List of bolides – asteroids and meteoroids that impacted Earth Smaller...
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    a near-Earth object – either an asteroid or a comet – with an orbit that can make close approaches to the Earth and which is large enough to cause significant...
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    the asteroid passes very close to Earth. * Apophis will only achieve that brightness on April 13, 2029. It typically has an apparent magnitude of 20–22...
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    2020 VV is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 12 meters (40 feet) in diameter. On 20 November 2020, the asteroid had a 4.4% chance of impacting Earth...
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    Atira asteroids /əˈtɪrə/ or Apohele asteroids, also known as interior-Earth objects (IEOs), are Near-Earth objects whose orbits are entirely confined within...
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    took several pictures of the asteroid, revealing it to be a dusty red/orange color. List of asteroid close approaches to Earth List of minor planets and comets...
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  • (614689) 2020 XL5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth trojan discovered by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii on 12 December 2020. It...
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  • near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets. It is intended as a communication tool for astronomers and the public to assess the seriousness of...
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    active Apollo asteroid with an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid (though there are numerous unnamed asteroids with smaller...
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    Ceres) is a dwarf planet in the middle main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first known asteroid, discovered on 1 January...
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  • 2018 VP1 (category Near-Earth objects in 2020)
    Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 2 meters (7 feet) in diameter. The asteroid had a 0.41% chance (1 in 240) of impacting Earth on 2 November 2020 01:12 UT...
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