List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2019 explained

Time of discovery of asteroids which came closer to Earth than the Moon in 2019
Other Years Caption: Years Below: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2019.

Timeline of known close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth

A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (0.0025696AU) from Earth in 2019.^[1] 2019 has been a notable year in that an asteroid was detected prior to impact (2019 MO). This has only happened three times previously (see List of successfully predicted asteroid impacts). In addition, for the first year ever, four close approaches of previously undiscovered asteroids were successfully predicted over a week in advance.

For reference, the radius of Earth is approximately 4.26E-05AU or 0.0166 lunar distances.
Geosynchronous satellites have an orbit with semi-major axis length of 0.000282AU or 0.110 lunar distances. A number of known asteroids came closer than this in 2019, notably including 2019 MO which was detected a few hours before it impacted, only the fourth asteroid impact in history to have been successfully predicted in advance.
While most asteroids on this list are confirmed, well-observed unconfirmed objects with a 50% or greater chance of passing within 1 LD of the Earth are included as well.

The largest asteroid to pass within 1 LD of Earth in 2019 was with an estimated diameter of around 95 meters and an absolute magnitude of 23.3. The fastest asteroid to pass within 1 LD of Earth in 2019 was that passed Earth with a velocity with respect to Earth of 25.9km/s.^{[2] [3]}

width=100	Date of closest approach	Date discovered	width=100	Object	width=205 data-sort-type="number"	Nominal geocentric distance (AU)^[4]	data-sort-type="number"	Nominal geocentric distance (LD)	data-sort-type="number"	Size (m) (approximate)	(H) (abs. mag)	Closer approach to Moon	width=170	Refs^[5] ^[6]
2019-01-08	2019-01-08		0.000101AU	0.039	align=center	0.7–2.5	align=center	32.3	align=center	—
2019-01-12	2019-01-11		0.000666AU	0.26	align=center	8–25	align=center	27.2	align=center	—
2019-01-12	2019-01-16	P10LI6O	0.0023AU	0.90^[7]	align=center	3–18	28.6	align=center	?	Pseudo-MPEC CNEOS Distance (H) (T)
2019-01-16	2019-01-17		0.00046AU	0.18	align=center	5–18	align=center	28.0	align=center	—
2019-01-17	2019-01-16	P10LGkb	0.000225AU	0.088^[8]	1–3	31.6	—	Pseudo-MPEC CNEOS Distance (H) (T)
2019-01-24	2019-01-25		0.000904AU	align=center	0.35	align=center	3–14	align=center	28.7	align=center	—
2019-01-27	2019-01-28	C04U1L2	0.0015AU	0.60^[9]	align=center	2–12	29.4	align=center	?	Pseudo-MPEC CNEOS Distance (H) (T)
2019-01-27	2019-01-28		0.000322AU	0.13	align=center	4–12	28.7	align=center	—
2019-02-09	2019-02-09	C03CZA1	0.00175AU	0.68^[10]	align=center	9–30	26.9	align=center	—	Pseudo-MPEC CNEOS Distance (H) (T)
2019-02-11	2019-02-12		0.000793AU	0.31	align=center	6–19	27.8	align=center	—
2019-02-26	2019-02-28		0.00158AU	0.61	align=center	4–14	28.5	align=center	—
2019-02-26	2019-02-26		0.0012AU	0.47	align=center	2–8	29.7	align=center	—
2019-03-01	2019-03-01		0.000157AU	0.061	align=center	2–6	30.1	align=center	—
2019-03-04	2019-03-05	C09Q4H2	0.000178AU	0.069^[11]	align=center	1–3	31.9	align=center	—	Pseudo-MPEC CNEOS Distance (T)
2019-03-04	2019-03-04	C04H931	0.0014AU	align=center	0.54^[12]	align=center	5–19	28.0	align=center	?	Pseudo-MPEC CNEOS Distance (H) (T)
2019-03-06	2019-03-07	C0A1UN2	5.26E-05AU	align=center	0.020^[13]	align=center	0.4–1.3	align=center	33.5	align=center	—
2019-03-13	2019-03-14		0.00221AU	align=center	0.86	align=center	6–21	27.6	align=center	—
2019-03-22	2019-03-09		0.00205AU	align=center	0.80	align=center	14–44	25.9	align=center	—
2019-03-23	2019-03-25		0.0022AU	align=center	0.86	align=center	10–23	27.1	align=center	—
2019-03-28	2019-03-29		0.00069AU	align=center	0.27	align=center	20–45	align=center	25.6	align=center	?
2019-03-31	2019-03-29		0.00223AU	align=center	0.87	align=center	4.6–10	align=center	28.8	align=center	?
2019-03-31	2019-04-03		0.00238AU	align=center	0.93	align=center	3.0–6.6	align=center	29.8	align=center	?
2019-04-04	2020-02-15		8.77E-05AU	align=center	0.034	align=center	1.9–3.5	align=center	31.7	align=center	—
2019-04-06	2019-04-05	A10cQ6k	0.000989AU	align=center	0.39^[14]	align=center	6.7–22	align=center	27.5	align=center	—
2019-04-12	2019-04-09		0.00253AU	align=center	0.98	align=center	14–31	align=center	26.4	align=center	?
2019-04-18	2019-04-09		0.00146AU	align=center	0.57	align=center	13–30	align=center	26.5	align=center	?
2019-04-20	2019-04-21		0.0015AU	align=center	0.58	align=center	12–28	align=center	26.7	align=center	?
2019-04-30	2019-05-01		0.00178AU	align=center	0.69	align=center	6.7–15	align=center	28	align=center	?
2019-05-01	2019-05-01	C093PF1	0.000588AU	align=center	0.23^[15]	align=center	1.9–6.2	align=center	30.2	align=center	—
2019-05-02	2019-05-03		0.0012AU	align=center	0.47	align=center	4.0–8.9	align=center	29.1	align=center	?
2019-05-03	2019-05-04	C0M3DQ2	0.000879AU	align=center	0.34^[16]	align=center	5.1–16	align=center	28.1	align=center	—
2019-05-05	2019-05-06		0.00098AU	align=center	0.38	align=center	3.2–7.2	align=center	29.6	align=center	?
2019-05-16	2019-05-14		0.00048AU	align=center	0.19	align=center	3.1–7.0	align=center	29.6	align=center	?
2019-05-28	2019-05-26		0.00217AU	align=center	0.85	align=center	13–29	align=center	26.6	align=center	?
2019-06-06	2019-06-06		0.00056AU	align=center	0.22	align=center	7.3–16	align=center	27.8	align=center	?
2019-06-08	2019-06-02		0.00166AU	align=center	0.65	align=center	9.3–21	align=center	27.3	align=center	?
2019-06-22	2019-06-22		Impact	align=center	Impact	align=center	3–10	align=center	29.3	align=center	?	^[17] ^[18]
2019-07-02	2019-07-04		0.00177AU	align=center	0.69	align=center	2.6–5.7	align=center	30.1	align=center	?
2019-07-09	2019-06-29		0.00211AU	align=center	0.82	align=center	16–35	align=center	26.2	align=center	?
2019-07-09	2019-07-09		0.00253AU	align=center	0.98	align=center	6.4–14	align=center	28.1	align=center	?
2019-07-10	2019-07-07		0.00214AU	align=center	0.83	align=center	29–66	align=center	24.8	align=center	?
2019-07-24	2019-07-21		0.00239AU	align=center	0.93	align=center	54–120	align=center	23.5	align=center	?
2019-07-25	2019-07-24^[19]		0.00048AU	align=center	0.19	align=center	59–130	align=center	23.3	align=center	?
2019-07-28	2019-07-27		0.00126AU	align=center	0.49	align=center	11–25	align=center	26.9	align=center	?
2019-07-29	2019-07-30		0.00143AU	align=center	0.56	align=center	7.4–16	align=center	27.8	align=center	?
2019-08-20	2019-08-22		0.00083AU	align=center	0.32	align=center	8.7–20	align=center	27.4	align=center	?
2019-08-20	2019-08-21		0.00033AU	align=center	0.13	align=center	2.2–5.0	align=center	30.4	align=center	?
2019-08-22	2019-08-21		0.002AU	align=center	0.78	align=center	4.7–11	align=center	28.8	align=center	?
2019-08-26	2019-08-28		0.00207AU	align=center	0.80	align=center	6.6–15	align=center	28	align=center	?
2019-08-26	2019-08-27		0.00064AU	align=center	0.25	align=center	3.7–8.2	align=center	29.3	align=center	?
2019-09-02	2019-09-03		0.00074AU	align=center	0.29	align=center	2.1–4.6	align=center	30.6	align=center	?
2019-09-05	2019-09-06		0.00025AU	align=center	0.10	align=center	7.3–16	align=center	27.8	align=center	?
2019-09-07	2019-09-05		0.00123AU	align=center	0.48	align=center	4.6–10	align=center	28.8	align=center	?
2019-09-16	2019-09-19		0.00163AU	align=center	0.64	align=center	8.3–19	align=center	27.5	align=center	?
2019-09-21	2019-09-22		0.00048AU	align=center	0.19	align=center	2.6–5.8	align=center	30.1	align=center	?
2019-09-21	2019-09-20		0.00187AU	align=center	0.73	align=center	5.5–12	align=center	28.4	align=center	?
2019-09-21	2019-09-22		0.00077AU	align=center	0.30	align=center	2.0–4.4	align=center	30.7	align=center	?
2019-09-22	2019-09-25		0.00188AU	align=center	0.73	align=center	15–34	align=center	26.2	align=center	?
2019-09-28	2019-09-30		0.00255AU	align=center	0.99	align=center	4.3–9.7	align=center	28.9	align=center	?
2019-09-28	2019-10-01		0.00238AU	align=center	0.93	align=center	6.8–15	align=center	28	align=center	?
2019-09-29	2019-10-01		0.00087AU	align=center	0.34	align=center	3.9–8.7	align=center	29.2	align=center	?
2019-10-01	2019-09-30		0.00106AU	align=center	0.41	align=center	3.8–8.6	align=center	29.2	align=center	?
2019-10-03	2019-09-22		0.00249AU	align=center	0.97	align=center	14–31	align=center	26.4	align=center	?
2019-10-05	2019-10-06		0.00083AU	align=center	0.32	align=center	5.5–12	align=center	28.4	align=center	?
2019-10-18	2019-10-19		0.00151AU	align=center	0.59	align=center	2.2–5.0	align=center	30.4	align=center	?
2019-10-18	2019-10-19		0.00215AU	align=center	0.84	align=center	6.3–14	align=center	28.1	align=center	?
2019-10-19	2019-10-22		0.00199AU	align=center	0.77	align=center	5.9–13	align=center	28.3	align=center	?
2019-10-23	2019-10-25		0.0024AU	align=center	0.93	align=center	3.1–6.9	align=center	29.7	align=center	?
2019-10-25	2019-10-26		0.00105AU	align=center	0.41	align=center	3.7–8.3	align=center	29.3	align=center	?
2019-10-26	2019-10-29		0.00255AU	align=center	0.99	align=center	4.8–11	align=center	28.7	align=center	?
2019-10-27	2019-10-28		0.00112AU	align=center	0.44	align=center	6.3–14	align=center	28.1	align=center	?
2019-10-29	2019-10-26	(AKA)	0.00127AU	align=center	0.50	align=center	4.3–9.7	align=center	28.9	align=center	?
2019-10-31	2019-10-31		8.43E-05AU	align=center	0.03	align=center	1.0–2.2	align=center	32.1	align=center	?
2019-11-01	2019-10-29		0.0014AU	align=center	0.55	align=center	12–28	align=center	26.7	align=center	?
2019-11-02	2019-11-01		0.00071AU	align=center	0.28	align=center	5.8–13	align=center	28.3	align=center	?
2019-11-04	2019-11-01		0.00117AU	align=center	0.45	align=center	8.7–20	align=center	27.4	align=center	?
2019-11-04	2019-11-03		0.00091AU	align=center	0.35	align=center	6.4–14	align=center	28.1	align=center	?
2019-11-06	2019-11-06		0.00093AU	align=center	0.36	align=center	9.2–21	align=center	27.3	align=center	?
2019-11-09	2019-11-08		0.00097AU	align=center	0.38	align=center	1.2–2.7	align=center	31.7	align=center	?
2019-11-09	2019-11-05		0.00127AU	align=center	0.49	align=center	8.1–18	align=center	27.6	align=center	?
2019-11-19	2019-11-18		0.00057AU	align=center	0.22	align=center	15–35	align=center	26.2	align=center	?
2019-11-19	2019-11-24		0.00185AU	align=center	0.72	align=center	6.2–14	align=center	28.2	align=center	?
2019-11-23	2019-11-24		0.00121AU	align=center	0.47	align=center	27–60	align=center	25	align=center	?
2019-11-30	2019-11-29		0.00219AU	align=center	0.85	align=center	5.5–12	align=center	28.4	align=center	?
2019-12-18	2019-12-17		0.00113AU	align=center	0.44	align=center	3.1–7.0	align=center	29.7	align=center	?
2019-12-18	2019-12-19		0.00044AU	align=center	0.17	align=center	1.3–3.0	align=center	31.5	align=center	?
2019-12-23	2019-12-24		0.00066AU	align=center	0.26	align=center	8.9–20	align=center	27.4	align=center	?
2019-12-25	2019-12-30		0.00251AU	align=center	0.98	align=center	9.3–21	align=center	27.3	align=center	?

Warning Times by Size

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

Abs Magnitude 30 and greater (size of a person for comparison)Abs Magnitude 29-30Absolute Magnitude 28-29Absolute Magnitude 27-28Absolute Magnitude 26-27Absolute Magnitude 25-26 Absolute Magnitude less than 25 (largest)

Notes

Timeline of close approaches less than one lunar distance from the Moon

The number of asteroids listed here are significantly less than those of asteroids that approach Earth for several reasons. Asteroids that approach Earth not only move faster, but are brighter and are easier to detect with modern surveys because:

• Asteroids that come closer to Earth are a higher priority to confirm, and only confirmed asteroids are listed with a lunocentric approach distance.
• Those that closely approach the Moon are frequently lost in its glare, making them harder to confirm. They are similarly hard to discover during the new moon, when the Moon is too close to the Sun to detect asteroids while they are near the Moon.

These factors severely limit the amount of Moon-approaching asteroids, to a level many times lower than the asteroids detected passing as close to Earth.

width=100	Date of closest approach	width=100	Object	width=205	Nominal lunocentric distance (AU)^[20]	Nominal lunocentric distance (LD)	data-sort-type="number"	Size (m) (approximate)	(H)	approach distance to Earth (LD)	Refs
2019-01-04		0.00246AU	align=center	0.96	align=center	10–43	align=center	26.3	align=center	1.43
2019-01-07		0.00107AU	align=center	0.41	align=center	0.7–2.5	align=center	32.2	align=center	0.039
2019-01-15		0.00221AU	align=center	0.86	align=center	5–18	align=center	28.0	align=center	0.18
2019-01-25		0.00134AU	align=center	0.52	align=center	3–14	align=center	28.7	align=center	0.35
2019-01-27		0.00234AU	0.91	align=center	4–12	28.7	align=center	0.13
2019-02-10	C03CZA1	0.00239AU	0.93^[21]	align=center	9–30	26.9	align=center	0.68	Pseudo-MPEC CNEOS Distance (H) (T)
2019-02-11		0.00181AU	align=center	0.70	align=center	6–19	27.8	align=center	0.31
2019-02-11		0.00252AU	align=center	0.98	align=center	12–45	26.1	align=center	1.42
2019-02-26		0.00242AU	align=center	0.94	align=center	15–51	25.6	align=center	1.89
2019-02-26		0.00223AU	align=center	0.87	align=center	5–18	28.0	align=center	1.32
2019-02-27	2019 DF	0.0017AU	align=center	0.66	align=center	2–8	29.7	align=center	0.47
2019-03-01		0.00184AU	align=center	0.72	align=center	2–6	30.1	align=center	0.061
2019-03-04	C09Q4H2	0.00256AU	align=center	0.998^[22]	align=center	1–3	31.9	align=center	0.069	Pseudo-MPEC CNEOS Distance (T)

Notes

Additional examples

An example list of near-Earth asteroids that passed more than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00256 AU) from Earth in 2019.

Object	data-sort-type="number"	Size meters	data-sort-type="number"	lunar distances	Date	Ref
	215		2019-01-07
	40		2019-01-30
	25		2019-03-04
	16		2019-04-04 ± 5
	111		2019-05-12
(12538) 1998 OH	1663		2019-05-16
	19	^[23]	2019-05-17
66391 Moshup	1317		2019-05-25
	228		2019-06-24
	25		2019-07-07 ± 6
	270		2019-07-24
	138		2019-07-26
	11		2019-08-07 ± 5
	2864		2019-08-25
	115		2019-08-28
1620 Geographos	2560		2019-08-31
	9		2019-09-09 ± 9
2100 Ra-Shalom	2300		2019-09-21
	164		2019-12-06 ± 7

Notes

Virtual impactors

Listed are asteroids that are included on the Sentry Risk Table because they have short observation arcs with poorly constrained orbits and have a chance of striking Earth in 2019. Given a short observation arc, many different orbits fit the observed data. These objects could be millions if not billions of kilometers from Earth on the date of a low probability virtual impactor. For example, is expected to be 5.3AU from Earth in October 2019 around the time of the virtual impact.

Cumulatively among the asteroids listed below, there is a roughly 1 in 16,500 chance that any of the asteroids will impact Earth in 2019. Most of this comes from asteroid which formerly had a 1 in 20,000 chance of impact on 9 September 2019, but the impact was ruled out in August.

Also included are asteroids discovered before impact and exceptionally massive fireballs with either an equivalent yield of more than 1 kiloton of TNT or an estimated size of more than 3 meters.

width=90	Date	Object	Estimated diameter (meters)	Obs arc (days)	Impact probability (1 in)	Sigma from best-fit orbit ^[24]	Palermo scale	JPL Horizons nominal geocentric distance (AU)	NEODyS nominal geocentric distance (AU)
2019-01-06^[25]		80–260	1.1	710,000,000	-2.461	align=center	-5.51	2.8AU	3AU
2019-01-06^[26]		459–497	2.7	210,000,000	-2.004	align=center	-4.32	2.4AU	2.9AU
2019-01-07^[27]	^[28]	15–47	5.9 (0.99)	N/A (1,400,000,000)	N/A (-0.160)	N/A (-8.09)	1.5AU	1.5AU
2019-01-08^[29]	^[30] ^[31]	309–321	0.60	220,000,000	-4.057	align=center	-6.94	3AU	0.52AU
2019-01-10^[32]	^[33]	6–20	0.071	36,000,000	-1.475	align=center	-7.80	1.4AU	1.2AU
2019-01-10^[34]	^[35]	10–35	0.16	4,200,000,000	-3.197	align=center	-8.22	1.3AU	1.3AU
2019-01-11		309–321	0.60	4,200,000,000	-2.874	align=center	-6.91	3AU	0.51AU
2019-01-11		309–321	0.60	2,900,000,000	-2.297	align=center	-6.52	3AU	0.51AU
2019-01-11^[36]	^[37]	3–12	0.058	17,000,000	-1.593	align=center	-7.91	2.4AU	2.4AU
2019-01-20		10–35	0.16	1,400,000,000	-3.137	align=center	-9.15	1.3AU	1.3AU
2019-02-01^[38]	N/A (not discovered before impact)	4	N/A	1	0.000	0	N/A (impact)	N/A (impact)
2019-02-07^[39]	^[40]	92–300	1.0	1,100,000,000	-0.900	align=center	-5.81	2.1AU	2.1AU
2019-02-15^[41]	^[42]	5–16	0.043	290,000,000	0.751	align=center	-8.30	0.082AU	2.3AU
2019-02-15^[43]	^[44]	7–23	0.18	62,000,000	-2.603	align=center	-7.84	1.3AU	0.29AU
2019-02-18		7–23	0.18	280,000,000	-2.921	align=center	-8.34	1.3AU	0.3AU
2019-02-18	N/A (not discovered before impact	5	N/A	1	0.000	0	N/A (impact)	N/A (impact)
2019-02-20^[45]		14–59	0.12	260,000,000	-2.901	align=center	-8.73	4.4AU	4.1AU
2019-02-22		6–20	0.071	1,500,000	-0.914	align=center	-6.47	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-02-28		6–20	0.071	4,300,000	-1.271	align=center	-6.90	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-03-01^[46]	^[47]	3–8	0.040	1,400,000,000	1.826	align=center	-9.38	1.2AU	1.3AU
2019-03-02		6–20	0.071	8,300,000	-1.469	align=center	-7.14	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-03-02		3–8	0.040	830,000,000	2.221	align=center	-9.34	1.2AU	1.3AU
2019-03-03		6–20	0.071	45,000,000	-2.055	align=center	-7.80	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-03-03		6–20	0.071	16,000,000	-1.712	align=center	-7.41	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-03-03		3–8	0.040	200,000,000	1.940	align=center	-8.93	1.2AU	1.3AU
2019-03-03		3–8	0.040	71,000,000	1.771	align=center	-8.70	1.2AU	1.3AU
2019-03-04		5–16	0.043	130,000,000	1.257	align=center	-7.96	0.15AU	2.2AU
2019-03-09		6–20	0.071	5,000,000,000	3.289	align=center	-8.75	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-03-10		6–20	0.071	830,000,000	2.871	align=center	-8.09	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-03-10		6–20	0.071	91,000,000	2.767	align=center	-7.53	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-03-11^[48]	^[49]	7–22	0.11	6,700,000	1.207	align=center	-6.51	0.37AU	2.3AU
2019-03-11		7–22	0.11	480,000	0.652	align=center	-5.47	0.37AU	2.3AU
2019-03-12		6–20	0.071	3,600,000	1.085	align=center	-6.47	1.5AU	1.3AU
2019-03-12		7–22	0.11	11,000,000	1.823	align=center	-6.94	0.37AU	2.3AU
2019-03-14		7–22	0.11	830,000,000	2.905	align=center	-8.91	0.37AU	2.4AU
2019-04-03^[50]	^[51]	10–33	1.0	590,000,000	2.345	align=center	-8.13	2AU	2.7AU
2019-04-03^[52]		220–710	0.94	2,100,000,000	0.441	align=center	-4.95	3.5AU	1.2AU
2019-04-09		10–33	1.0	6,200,000,000	3.011	align=center	-8.98	2AU	2.8AU
2019-04-18^[53]	2008 US^[54]	1–4	0.081	43,000,000	-1.780	align=center	-9.20	2.6AU	2.7AU
2019-04-18	2008 US	1–4	0.081	710,000	-1.526	align=center	-7.39	2.6AU	2.7AU
2019-04-29^[55]		7–28	0.18	91,000,000	1.988	align=center	-6.92	2.2AU	2.2AU
2019-05-01		10–35	0.16	310,000,000	-2.900	align=center	-8.79	1.4AU	1.5AU
2019-05-04^[56]		16–40	0.95	91,000,000	-3.804	align=center	-7.23	2.8AU	2.8AU
2019-05-07		5–16	0.043	260,000,000	1.252	align=center	-7.82	0.67AU	1.5AU
2019-05-21	N/A (not discovered before impact	5	N/A	1	0.000	0	N/A (impact)	N/A (impact)
2019-06-03^[57]	^[58]	3–10	0.045	400,000	-0.302	align=center	-5.66	0.45AU	0.72AU
2019-06-03		3–10	0.045	25,000,000	2.025	align=center	-7.89	0.45AU	0.72AU
2019-06-04		3–10	0.045	480,000,000	3.015	align=center	-9.33	0.46AU	0.72AU
2019-06-04		3–10	0.045	670,000	0.351	align=center	-6.63	0.46AU	0.72AU
2019-06-04		3–10	0.045	1,500,000	0.855	align=center	-7.12	0.46AU	0.73AU
2019-06-12		92–300	1.0	1,200,000,000	0.518	align=center	-6.13	1.1AU	1.1AU
2019-06-22		6	0.095	1	0.000	>0	4E-05AU (impact)	4E-05AU (impact)
2019-07-07^[59]		28–90	0.96	59,000,000	-3.714	align=center	-6.25	0.94AU	0.82AU
2019-07-07^[60]		5–17	0.043	590,000,000	0.765	align=center	-7.85	0.72AU	0.75AU
2019-07-13^[61]		53–250	0.87	1,700,000,000	-2.219	align=center	-6.56	1.1AU	0.15AU
2019-07-21^[62]		5–16	0.12	260,000,000	3.036	align=center	-8.26	3.1AU	3.1AU
2019-08-19^[63]		270–860	1.8	710,000,000	0.809	align=center	-4.47	1.3AU	1.3AU
2019-08-30^[64]		18–57	1.0	450,000,000	-1.745	align=center	-7.54	2.1AU	2.1AU
2019-09-07		7–22	0.11	220,000,000	2.279	align=center	-8.32	0.99AU	2.2AU
2019-09-09^[65]		18–59	9.9	20,000	2.894	align=center	-3.32	0.061AU	0.054AU
2019-09-11		7–22	0.11	830,000,000	-1.445	align=center	-8.40	0.97AU	2.1AU
2019-09-12		7–22	0.11	710,000,000	-0.811	align=center	-8.51	0.97AU	2.1AU
2019-09-12		7–22	0.11	110,000,000	-0.815	align=center	-7.72	0.97AU	2.1AU
2019-09-13		7–22	0.11	310,000,000	-1.036	align=center	-8.06	0.97AU	2.1AU
2019-09-13		7–22	0.11	2,400,000,000	-1.783	align=center	-8.73	0.97AU	2.1AU
2019-09-20		92–300	1.0	7,700,000,000	0.093	align=center	-6.63	2AU	2AU
2019-09-22^[66]		18–57	0.60	30,000,000	1.308	align=center	-6.31	1.5AU	1.4AU
2019-09-23		92–300	1.0	7,700,000,000	-2.410	align=center	-6.99	2AU	2AU
2019-10-03^[67]		210–680	1.2	11,000,000	-1.652	align=center	-3.17	0.93AU	1.1AU
2019-10-07^[68]		13–41	0.10	1,600,000,000	3.550	align=center	-8.39	5.3AU	5.4AU
2019-10-09		92–300	1.0	340,000,000	-0.355	align=center	-5.78	2.1AU	2.1AU
2019-10-11^[69]	^[70]	8–26	0.027	42,000,000	2.475	align=center	-7.08	2.6AU	1.4AU
2019-10-27^[71]	^[72]	8–26	0.96	9,100,000,000	-3.524	align=center	-9.07	2.9AU	2.9AU
2019-10-28		8–26	0.96	910,000,000	-3.002	align=center	-8.30	2.9AU	2.9AU
2019-10-28^[73]	2008 VL	6–22	0.12	1,500,000,000	-3.610	align=center	-9.35	2AU	2AU
2019-10-29		8–26	0.96	770,000,000	-3.196	align=center	-8.45	2.9AU	2.9AU
2019-11-01^[74]		11–31	0.064	38,000,000	-0.745	align=center	-7.29	2.2AU	2.1AU
2019-11-10^[75]	^[76]	13–41	0.046	12,000,000	-2.326	align=center	-7.86	1.7AU	1.7AU
2019-11-12		13–41	0.046	15,000,000	-2.088	align=center	-8.00	1.7AU	1.7AU
2019-11-12		5–16	0.043	430,000,000	-1.453	align=center	-8.42	2.9AU	1.2AU
2019-11-13		13–41	0.046	56,000,000	-2.556	align=center	-8.41	1.7AU	1.7AU
2019-11-13		13–41	0.046	4,000,000,000	3.632	align=center	-10.1	1.7AU	1.7AU
2019-11-14		5–16	0.043	29,000,000	0.995	align=center	-7.78	2.9AU	1.2AU
2019-11-16^[77]	^[78]	29–87	0.083	5,600,000,000	3.255	align=center	-7.62	1.8AU	4.2AU
2019-11-16		5–16	0.043	100,000,000	1.284	align=center	-7.90	2.9AU	1.2AU
2019-11-17		29–87	0.083	1,100,000,000	2.834	align=center	-7.02	1.8AU	4.2AU
2019-11-19^[79]	^[80]	8–25	0.087	910,000,000	4.019	align=center	-8.84	3.4AU	2.4AU
2019-11-21^[81]	^[82]	10–31	0.17	1,800,000,000	-2.868	align=center	-8.06	0.33AU	0.26AU
2019-11-23^[83]		180–590	0.96	290,000,000	1.115	align=center	-4.27	3.4AU	3.3AU
2019-11-23^[84]		12–39	0.13	280,000,000	-0.878	align=center	-7.81	2.5AU	2.5AU
2019-12-06		8–25	0.087	200,000,000	-2.287	align=center	-7.98	3.6AU	2.5AU
2019-12-06		10–31	0.17	220,000,000	2.469	align=center	-7.72	0.39AU	0.32AU
2019-12-08		3–12	0.058	5,900,000,000	3.630	align=center	-10.2	2.5AU	2.5AU
2019-12-09		3–12	0.058	710,000,000	3.253	align=center	-9.51	2.5AU	2.5AU
2019-12-14		29–87	0.083	53,000,000	1.138	align=center	-6.32	1.7AU	4.1AU
2019-12-15^[85]	^[86]	11–34	6.8 (2.8)	0 (1,300,000,000)	N/A (0.741)	N/A (-8.10)	0.94AU	0.94AU
2019-12-15		11–34	6.8 (2.8)	0 (400,000,000)	N/A (0.733)	N/A (-7.86)	0.94AU	0.94AU
2019-12-16^[87]		9–30	0.066	120,000,000	1.760	align=center	-7.51	0.46AU	0.97AU
2019-12-17		11–34	6.8 (2.8)	0 (150,000,000)	N/A (-0.905)	N/A (-7.75)	0.94AU	0.94AU
2019-12-18^[88]	^[89]	28–130	1.9	5,300,000,000	3.220	align=center	-8.03	3.4AU	5.4AU
2019-12-18		28–130	1.9	500,000,000	-2.460	align=center	-6.84	3.4AU	5.4AU
2019-12-18		28–130	1.9	1,300,000,000	-2.461	align=center	-7.25	3.4AU	5.4AU
2019-12-19		11–34	6.8 (2.8)	0 (91,000,000)	N/A (-1.732)	N/A (-7.87)	0.95AU	0.95AU
2019-12-24		11–34	6.8 (2.8)	0 (710,000,000)	N/A (-3.598)	N/A (-9.23)	0.96AU	0.96AU
2019-12-25		8–25	0.087	260,000,000	3.252	align=center	-8.39	3.7AU	2.6AU
2019-12-26^[90]		68–210	0.76	590,000,000	2.440	align=center	-6.39	1.2AU	1.1AU
2019-12-28^[91]		1000–3100	3.3	1,400,000,000	-0.862	align=center	-3.38	2.2AU	Not listed
2019-12-28		92–300	1.0	450,000,000	-0.451	align=center	-5.91	2.3AU	2.3AU
2019-12-29		10–35	0.16	3,300,000,000	2.902	align=center	-8.39	1.6AU	1.7AU

Notes

See also

• List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
• List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2018
• List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020
• List of bolides (asteroids and meteoroids that impacted Earth)
• Asteroid impact prediction

External links

• Near-Earth object close approaches ±30 days within 5 LD (JPL)
• Upcoming close approaches to Earth (ESA)
• Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth (Sormano Observatory)

Notes and References

1. For a list of current Earth close approaches see NEO Earth Close Approaches
2. Web site: JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2019 FC1). Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
3. passed Earth with a velocity with respect to Earth of 25.9 km/s and was moving away from the Sun at 37.1 km/s.
4. 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.
5. Web site: JPL Small-Body Database Browser . JPL Solar System Dynamics . NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
6. Web site: MPC Database . IAU Minor Planet Center . International Astronomical Union . 1 January 2021.
7. Distance error: 0.0012 AU, approach range: 0.40 to 1.36 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
8. Distance error: 0.000420 AU, approach range: 0.016 to 0.25 LD. There was a roughly 2% chance of impact. The asteroid is most likely between 1 and 14 meters across, so would probably be detectable. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
9. distance error: 0.0008 AU, approach range: 0.27 to 0.90 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
10. distance error: 0.0010 AU, approach range: 0.30 to 1.07 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
11. the asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
12. distance error: 0.0004 AU, approach range: 0.39 to 0.70 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
13. distance error: 0.00013 AU. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation. The asteroid may have impacted Earth.
14. distance error: 0.00020 AU. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
15. distance error: 0.00000085 AU. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
16. distance error: 0.00032 AU. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
17. Web site: Small Asteroid 2019 MO (NEOCP A10eoM1) impacted Earth on June 22 . Guido . Ernesto . Comets & Asteroids news (remanzacco) . 28 December 2019.
18. Web site: Breakthrough: UH team successfully locates incoming asteroid . Gal . Roy . University of Hawaii . 26 June 2019.
19. 2019-07-04 is the official first observation date for this asteroid, credited to the SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira by the Minor Planet Center. However the object had been observed several times by other telescopes in the run up, but had not been recognised as an asteroid by their automated systems. See for more details
20. Distance from the center of the Moon to the center of the object. The Moon has a radius of approximately 1,740 km.
21. Distance error: 0.0010 AU, approach range: 0.54 to 1.32 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
22. the asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.
23. 2012 KT12 could have potentially passed less than 1 lunar distance to Earth, but the chances were fairly low and as such it was not listed in the main table unless followup observations confirmed that it would pass less than 1 LD from Earth. It was recovered on 2 May 2019.
24. This is a measurement of how far off of the "best fit" orbit the asteroid would have to have for it to hit at this time. Further values from 0 mean that the measured positions of the asteroid used to calculate its orbit would need to be highly inaccurate for it to hit Earth. For reference, 1.0/-1.0=31.7% odds the observations would be this inaccurate, 2.0/-2.0=4.6% odds, 3.0/-3.0=0.27% odds.
25. Web site: Sentry: 2005 NX55 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230010944/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2005%20NX55 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-04-09.
26. Web site: Sentry: 2010 JA43 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230204144/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20JA43 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2018-10-03.
27. Web site: Sentry: 2014 HN198 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230202256/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2014%20HN198 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-04-07.
28. 2014 HN198 was ruled out as a potential impactor after further observations from Cerro Tololo, improving the orbit enough to determine that it won't hit Earth.
29. Web site: Sentry: 2010 DG77 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230194632/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20DG77 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-04-07.
30. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 195,000,000 (Palermo scale -6.89) of impacting Earth in 2019.
31. This listing is compiled from 3 separate virtual impacts at the exact same time, and simply spread out by several sigma. The probabilities are updated to reflect the duplicated listings.
32. Web site: Sentry: 2008 EL68 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230020601/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2008%20EL68 . 2018-12-30 . dead. computed on 2017-04-09.
33. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 703,000 (Palermo scale -6.14) of impacting Earth in 2019.
34. Web site: Sentry: 2016 AZ193 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180128114119/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2016%20AZ193 . 2018-01-28 . dead. computed on 2017-04-06.
35. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 223,000,000 (Palermo scale -8.00) of impacting Earth in 2019.
36. Web site: Sentry: 2010 XC (archived) . https://archive.today/20180128102724/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20XC . dead. 2018-01-28. computed on 2017-04-07.
37. 2010 XC has a cumulative probability of 1 in 16,600,000 (Palermo scale -7.90) of impacting Earth in 2019.
38. Web site: CNEOS Fireball and Bolide Data.
39. Web site: Sentry: 2015 HV182 (archived) . https://archive.today/20170414004204/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2015%20HV182 . 2017-04-14 . dead. computed on 2017-04-06.
40. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 140,000,000 (Palermo scale -5.39) of impacting Earth in 2019.
41. Web site: Sentry: 2009 VZ39 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230060526/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2009%20VZ39 . 2018-12-30 . dead. computed on 2017-04-06.
42. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 16,200,000 (Palermo scale -7.53) of impacting Earth in 2019.
43. Web site: Sentry: 2011 CF66 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180128122954/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2011%20CF66 . 2018-01-28 . dead. computed on 2017-04-07.
44. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 50,800,000 (Palermo scale -7.75) of impacting Earth in 2019.
45. Web site: Sentry: 2008 JD33 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180129034403/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2008%20JD33 . dead. 2018-01-29. computed on 2017-04-06.
46. Web site: Sentry: 2008 EK68 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180129033950/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2008%20EK68 . dead. 2018-01-29. computed on 2017-04-06.
47. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 47,600,000 (Palermo scale -8.08) of impacting Earth in 2019.
48. Web site: Sentry: 2008 EM68 . https://archive.today/20180128121025/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2008%20EM68 . dead . 2018-01-28 . computed on 2017-04-07.
49. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 427,000 (Palermo scale -5.42) of impacting Earth in 2019.
50. Web site: Sentry: 2014 HG196 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180129032841/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2014%20HG196 . 2018-01-29 . dead. computed on 2017-04-08.
51. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 539,000,000 (Palermo scale -8.09) of impacting Earth in 2019.
52. Web site: Sentry: 2014 MV67 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180128092112/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2014%20MV67 . dead . 2018-01-28 . computed on 2017-04-06.
53. Web site: Sentry: 2008 US (archived) . computed on 2017-04-07.
54. 2008 US has a cumulative probability of 1 in 698,000 (Palermo scale -7.38) of impacting Earth in 2019.
55. Web site: Sentry: 2017 UK52 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230201834/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2017%20UK52 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-12-15.
56. Web site: Sentry: 2014 MA68 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230044557/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2014%20MA68 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-04-07.
57. Web site: Sentry: 2014 LY21 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230041327/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2014%20LY21 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-04-08.
58. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 213,000 (Palermo scale -5.39) of impacting Earth in 2019.
59. Web site: Sentry: 2014 CH13 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230055305/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2014%20CH13 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-04-20.
60. Web site: Sentry: 2011 AE3 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230195534/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2011%20AE3 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-04-09.
61. Web site: Sentry: 2004 ME6 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230010448/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2004%20ME6 . dead . 2018-12-30 . computed on 2017-04-12.
62. Web site: Sentry: 2012 BL14 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230052900/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2012%20BL14. dead. 2018-12-30. computed on 2017-04-70.
63. Web site: Sentry: 2015 ME131 (archived) . https://archive.today/20170731190701/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2015%20ME131 . dead . 2017-07-31 . computed on 2017-04-08.
64. Web site: Sentry: 2015 HW182 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180129031647/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2015%20HW182 . dead. 2018-01-29. computed on 2017-04-14.
65. Web site: Sentry: 2006 QV89 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181229211805/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2006%20QV89 . 2018-12-29 . dead. computed on 2017-04-08.
66. Web site: Sentry: 2009 FZ4 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180129012319/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2009%20FZ4. 2018-01-29. dead. computed on 2017-04-11.
67. Web site: Sentry: 2007 FT3 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230025646/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2007%20FT3. dead. 2018-12-30. computed on 2017-04-11.
68. Web site: Sentry: 2008 SH148 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230065512/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2008%20SH148. 2018-12-30. dead. computed on 2017-04-08.
69. Web site: Sentry: 2006 SF281 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230055804/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2006%20SF281. dead. 2018-12-30. computed on 2017-04-08.
70. This listing is compiled from 16 separate virtual impacts at the exact same time, and simply spread out by several sigma. The probabilities are updated to reflect the duplicated listings.
71. Web site: Sentry: 2014 HR197 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180128103800/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2014%20HR197. 2018-01-28. dead. computed on 2017-04-09.
72. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 399,000,000 (Palermo scale -8.16) of impacting Earth in 2019.
73. Web site: Sentry: 2008 VL (archived) . https://archive.today/20180129022226/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2008%20VL. 2018-01-29. dead. computed on 2017-04-08.
74. Web site: Sentry: 2010 VR139 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181229233829/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20VR139. 2018-12-29. dead. computed on 2017-04-07.
75. Web site: Sentry: 2010 VP139 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180129022526/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20VP139. dead. 2018-01-29. computed on 2017-04-07.
76. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 5,950,000 (Palermo scale -7.56) of impacting Earth in 2019.
77. Web site: Sentry: 2008 VS4 (archived) . https://archive.today/20171020164145/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2008%20VS4. 2017-10-20. dead. computed on 2017-04-08.
78. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 50,100,000 (Palermo scale -6.30) of impacting Earth in 2019.
79. Web site: Sentry: 2008 XK (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230011632/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2008%20XK. 2018-12-30. dead. computed on 2017-04-07.
80. 2008 XK has a cumulative probability of 1 in 101,000,000 (Palermo scale -7.68) of impacting Earth in 2019.
81. Web site: Sentry: 2017 WF30 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230200955/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2017%20WF30. 2018-12-30. dead. computed on 2018-01-07.
82. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 196,000,000 (Palermo scale -7.67) of impacting Earth in 2019.
83. Web site: Sentry: 2017 RZ17 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230030108/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2017%20RZ17. 2018-12-30. dead. computed on 2018-02-08.
84. Web site: Sentry: 2007 YM (archived) . https://archive.today/20171020164350/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2007%20YM. 2017-10-20. dead. computed on 2017-04-08.
85. Web site: Sentry: 2014 JT79 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180129015908/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2014%20JT79. 2018-01-29. dead. computed on 2017-04-06.
86. had a cumulative probability of 1 in 44,800,000 (Palermo scale -7.56) of impacting Earth in 2019. It was ruled out as a potential impactor after further observations from Cerro Tololo, improving the orbit enough to determine that it won't hit Earth.
87. Web site: Sentry: 2010 WW8 (archived) . https://archive.today/20180128103213/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20WW8. 2018-01-28. dead. computed on 2017-04-09.
88. Web site: Sentry: 2005 TM173 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230045723/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2005%20TM173. dead. 2018-12-30. computed on 2017-04-08.
89. has a cumulative probability of 1 in 338,000,000 (Palermo scale -6.67) of impacting Earth in 2019.
90. Web site: Sentry: 2016 RP41 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230024551/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2016%20RP41. dead. 2018-12-30. computed on 2017-04-08.
91. Web site: Sentry: 2010 GD37 (archived) . https://archive.today/20181230003617/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20GD37. dead. 2018-12-30. computed on 2018-10-03.