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Asteroid close approaches in December 2008

30 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in December 2008 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

797455 03 Dec, 18:11 18.44 LD 17.6 km/s 91-204 m 2008 WY94 05 Dec, 09:41 3.16 LD 4.5 km/s 20-45 m 2008 WG14 05 Dec, 14:54 4.76 LD 11.4 km/s 30-66 m 2008 XK 06 Dec, 04:10 1.6 LD 13.5 km/s 10-22 m 2025 XL4 10 Dec, 05:51 15.36 LD 8.5 km/s 2-5 m 2025 XL6 10 Dec, 20:41 18.56 LD 7.4 km/s 8-17 m 2017 YW3 11 Dec, 00:52 6.35 LD 2.2 km/s 13-30 m 2008 XC1 12 Dec, 18:14 4.13 LD 12.5 km/s 48-108 m 2008 YW32 12 Dec, 19:06 17.35 LD 6.8 km/s 24-54 m 2008 XB2 13 Dec, 08:43 5.77 LD 10.8 km/s 25-57 m 2008 XM1 13 Dec, 14:53 18.92 LD 23.2 km/s 106-237 m 2008 UE7 13 Dec, 22:54 17.04 LD 10.4 km/s 218-488 m 2024 YO 14 Dec, 06:30 5.31 LD 6.9 km/s 21-47 m 2008 YN2 14 Dec, 14:26 7.57 LD 7.6 km/s 15-33 m 2025 WA14 15 Dec, 04:19 19.42 LD 9.4 km/s 28-62 m 2008 YF 15 Dec, 06:01 18.32 LD 14.4 km/s 176-393 m 2019 XF 18 Dec, 19:54 6.27 LD 23 km/s 57-128 m 2008 YL2 19 Dec, 13:49 10.21 LD 19.9 km/s 33-75 m 2018 YJ2 20 Dec, 04:29 17.44 LD 12.8 km/s 120-269 m 341843 23 Dec, 15:17 8.41 LD 4.4 km/s 260-581 m 2008 YC3 24 Dec, 02:28 10.49 LD 6.4 km/s 23-52 m 2008 YM27 24 Dec, 02:45 19.2 LD 14.4 km/s 56-124 m 2008 YQ2 24 Dec, 14:54 8.58 LD 14.4 km/s 29-65 m 2008 YH30 25 Dec, 14:24 3.58 LD 10.4 km/s 12-26 m 2021 VL12 25 Dec, 17:06 14.45 LD 7.3 km/s 80-178 m 2008 YO2 25 Dec, 20:35 15.12 LD 15.3 km/s 24-54 m 2008 YB29 27 Dec, 14:38 7.34 LD 7.5 km/s 19-43 m 2008 YQ27 29 Dec, 10:57 10.97 LD 10.3 km/s 80-179 m 2025 YH9 30 Dec, 13:13 16.69 LD 13.7 km/s 13-30 m 2023 YR 31 Dec, 05:43 19.37 LD 14 km/s 28-62 m
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