List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2000–2007 explained

Asteroid Close Approaches to Earth
Subheader:2000–2007
Header1:Other Years
Below:2000-2007, 2008, 2009

Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in the early years of the 21st century before any asteroid impacts had been successfully predicted.

Timeline of close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth in 2000-2007

A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00257 AU) from Earth in 2000–2007.[1]

This list does not include any of the objects that collided with earth during 2000-2007, none of which were discovered in advance, but were recorded by sensors designed to detect detonation of nuclear devices.

Date of
closest
approach		Date
discovered		width=100 Objectwidth=205 data-sort-type="number"Nominal geocentric
distance (AU)[2] 		data-sort-type="number"Nominal geocentric
distance (LD)		data-sort-type="number"Size (m)
(approximate)		data-sort-type="number"(H)
(abs. mag)		Closer
approach
to Moon		width=120 Refs[3] [4]
2001-01-15 2001-01-19 0.00205AU align=center 0.80 align=center 17–38 align=center 26.0 align=center Yes
2002-06-14 2002-06-17 0.0008AU align=center 0.31 align=center 51–110 align=center 23.6 align=center Yes
2002-12-11 2002-12-13 0.00079AU align=center 0.31 align=center 21–47 align=center 25.5 align=center
2003-04-29 2003-04-25 0.00221AU align=center 0.86 align=center 11–24 align=center 27.0 align=center
2003-09-19 2003-09-20 0.00108AU align=center 0.42 align=center 4.0–9.0 align=center 29.1 align=center
2003-09-27 2003-09-28 0.00056AU align=center 0.22 align=center 2.5–5.7 align=center 30.1 align=center
2003-10-12 2003-10-17 0.00186AU align=center 0.72 align=center 6.4–14 align=center 28.1 align=center
2003-12-06 2003-12-05 0.00099AU align=center 0.39 align=center 14–31 align=center 26.4 align=center
2004-03-18 2004-03-16 0.00033AU align=center 0.13 align=center 19–43 align=center 25.7 align=center
2004-03-27 2004-03-26 0.0016AU align=center 0.62 align=center 16–36 align=center 26.1 align=center
2004-03-31 2004-03-31 8.63E-05AU align=center 0.03 align=center 4.8–11 align=center 28.7 align=center
2004-04-18 2004-04-16 0.00185AU align=center 0.72 align=center 12–26 align=center 26.8 align=center Yes
2004-07-16 2004-07-17 0.00111AU align=center 0.43 align=center 11–24 align=center 27.0 align=center
2004-09-13 2004-09-11 0.00247AU align=center 0.96 align=center 14–31 align=center 26.4 align=center Yes
2004-09-21 2004-09-23 0.00246AU align=center 0.96 align=center 15–33 align=center 26.3 align=center Yes
2004-10-24 2004-10-23 0.00198AU align=center 0.77 align=center 6.4–14 align=center 28.1 align=center
2004-12-16 2004-12-13 0.00217AU align=center 0.85 align=center 15–34 align=center 26.2 align=center
2004-12-19 2004-12-20 0.00023AU align=center 0.09 align=center 3.7–8.2 align=center 29.3 align=center
2005-01-13 2005-01-16 0.00175AU align=center 0.68 align=center 8.4–19 align=center 27.5 align=center Yes
2005-03-18 2005-03-17 0.00096AU align=center 0.37 align=center 11–25 align=center 26.9 align=center
2005-10-10 2005-10-09 0.00089AU align=center 0.35 align=center 4.0–9.0 align=center 29.1 align=center
2005-10-30 2005-10-27 0.00125AU align=center 0.49 align=center 8.4–19 align=center 27.5 align=center
2005-11-26 2005-11-25 0.00056AU align=center 0.22 align=center 2.8–6.2 align=center 29.9 align=center
2005-12-05 2005-12-07 0.00145AU align=center 0.56 align=center 19–43 align=center 25.7 align=center
2006-01-28 2006-01-26 0.00225AU align=center 0.88 align=center 4.0–9.0 align=center 29.1 align=center Yes
2006-01-29 2006-01-28 0.00137AU align=center 0.53 align=center 3.2–7.1 align=center 29.6 align=center
2006-02-23 2006-02-22 0.00079AU align=center 0.31 align=center 13–30 align=center 26.5 align=center
2006-02-24 2006-02-27 0.00153AU align=center 0.60 align=center 12–27 align=center 26.7 align=center
2006-03-08 2006-03-03 0.00181AU align=center 0.70 align=center 13–28 align=center 26.6 align=center
2006-07-23 2006-07-22 0.00188AU align=center 0.73 align=center 10–23 align=center 27.1 align=center
2006-08-31 2006-08-31 0.00107AU align=center 0.42 align=center 8.0–18 align=center 27.6 align=center
2006-10-21 2006-10-23 0.00114AU align=center 0.44 align=center 6.7–15 align=center 28.0 align=center
2006-10-30 2006-10-28 0.00179AU align=center 0.70 align=center 7.0–16 align=center 27.9 align=center
2006-11-16 2006-11-18 0.00208AU align=center 0.81 align=center 6.1–14 align=center 28.2 align=center
2006-11-20 2006-11-23 0.00221AU align=center 0.86 align=center 7.3–16 align=center 27.8 align=center
2006-11-21 2006-11-17 0.00233AU align=center 0.91 align=center 9.7–22 align=center 27.2 align=center
2007-01-18 2007-01-16 0.00217AU align=center 0.84 align=center 22–49 align=center 25.4 align=center
2007-02-11 2007-02-13 0.00221AU align=center 0.86 align=center 11–24 align=center 27.0 align=center Yes
2007-02-21 2007-02-23 0.00202AU align=center 0.79 align=center 14–31 align=center 26.4 align=center
2007-03-11 2007-03-09 0.00117AU align=center 0.46 align=center 8.0–18 align=center 27.6 align=center
2007-03-13 2007-03-09 0.00177AU align=center 0.69 align=center 3.7–8.2 align=center 29.3 align=center
2007-03-25 2006-09-14 0.00236AU align=center 0.92 align=center 3.3–7.5 align=center 29.5 align=center
2007-04-24 2007-04-23 0.00147AU align=center 0.57 align=center 7.7–17 align=center 27.7 align=center
2007-06-14 2006-09-14 0.00185AU align=center 0.72 align=center 3.3–7.5 align=center 29.5 align=center
2007-09-05 2007-09-04 0.00049AU align=center 0.19 align=center 1.8–3.9 align=center 30.9 align=center
2007-10-12 2007-10-11 0.00097AU align=center 0.38 align=center 5.6–12 align=center 28.4 align=center
2007-10-17 2007-10-21 0.00245AU align=center 0.96 align=center 9.2–21 align=center 27.3 align=center Yes
2007-10-17 2007-10-21 0.00047AU align=center 0.18 align=center 4.8–11 align=center 28.7 align=center
2007-10-18 2007-10-20 0.00128AU align=center 0.50 align=center 5.8–13 align=center 28.3 align=center
2007-10-30 2007-10-31 0.00149AU align=center 0.58 align=center 9.7–22 align=center 27.2 align=center
2007-11-14 2007-11-12 0.00156AU align=center 0.61 align=center 5.8–13 align=center 28.3 align=center
2007-12-13 2007-12-14 0.00067AU align=center 0.26 align=center 10–23 align=center 27.1 align=center
2007-12-27 2007-12-30 0.00138AU align=center 0.54 align=center 18–41 align=center 25.8 align=center

Warning Times by Size

This table visualizes the warning times of the close approaches listed in the above table, depending on the size of the asteroid. The sizes of each pie chart show the relative sizes of the asteroids to scale. For comparison, the approximate size of a person is also shown. This is based around the absolute magnitude of each asteroid, an approximate measure of size based on brightness.

Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. For a list of current Earth close approaches see NEO Earth Close Approaches
  2. Distance from the center of Earth to the center of the object. See the NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics Glossary: Geocentric. Earth has a radius of approximately 6,400 km.
  3. Web site: JPL Small-Body Database Browser . JPL Solar System Dynamics . NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  4. Web site: MPC Database . IAU Minor Planet Center . International Astronomical Union . 1 January 2021.

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