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Asteroid close approaches in January 2012

44 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in January 2012 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2012 BC14 01 Jan, 07:38 7.69 LD 12.8 km/s 31-68 m 2011 YB63 02 Jan, 10:15 0.61 LD 8.5 km/s 3-7 m 2011 YL28 04 Jan, 08:22 3.7 LD 7.6 km/s 27-59 m 2003 AF23 04 Jan, 12:01 15.47 LD 16 km/s 167-373 m 2012 BF86 09 Jan, 03:38 15.66 LD 10 km/s 77-172 m 2012 BE27 09 Jan, 15:14 17 LD 11 km/s 58-130 m 2012 AW10 09 Jan, 15:36 3.42 LD 11 km/s 19-43 m 2021 AF5 09 Jan, 15:36 3.6 LD 2.9 km/s 29-65 m 2012 BP123 10 Jan, 06:01 11.46 LD 3.5 km/s 10-23 m 2017 AM13 11 Jan, 10:07 15.02 LD 16.3 km/s 26-57 m 2012 BA77 13 Jan, 06:11 9.37 LD 13 km/s 18-41 m 2012 BO11 13 Jan, 18:15 3.95 LD 7.8 km/s 17-38 m 2012 AZ 13 Jan, 23:19 15.79 LD 11.1 km/s 18-41 m 2012 BU1 14 Jan, 11:53 3.65 LD 9.3 km/s 8-17 m 2012 BX1 15 Jan, 00:53 8.07 LD 10.7 km/s 29-65 m 2012 BK14 15 Jan, 08:13 4.24 LD 5.3 km/s 8-18 m 2012 BT1 15 Jan, 09:15 9.33 LD 6.3 km/s 9-20 m 2012 BA14 15 Jan, 11:30 15.97 LD 10.9 km/s 28-62 m 2012 BG14 15 Jan, 13:07 12.37 LD 15.3 km/s 27-59 m 2012 BB62 16 Jan, 11:49 15.98 LD 10.9 km/s 17-38 m 2012 AQ10 16 Jan, 12:53 2.24 LD 7.1 km/s 12-27 m 2011 YH40 16 Jan, 17:37 5.36 LD 9.2 km/s 70-156 m 2012 BV61 16 Jan, 18:35 4.9 LD 4.7 km/s 24-54 m 2026 BB 17 Jan, 23:35 1 LD 7.7 km/s 3-7 m 2024 BQ1 18 Jan, 06:01 4.3 LD 6.7 km/s 3-6 m 2012 BQ123 18 Jan, 10:38 10.84 LD 18.9 km/s 31-68 m 2012 BZ13 18 Jan, 23:03 9.1 LD 9.3 km/s 18-39 m 2012 BL14 20 Jan, 00:34 1.2 LD 19.9 km/s 6-14 m 2012 BV1 20 Jan, 07:14 0.83 LD 8.7 km/s 2-4 m 2012 BZ1 20 Jan, 19:07 16.45 LD 26.9 km/s 44-98 m 2012 BF27 20 Jan, 21:58 1.9 LD 13.9 km/s 16-36 m 2026 AH4 21 Jan, 04:15 15.35 LD 27.2 km/s 218-488 m 2012 CS 23 Jan, 04:19 15.53 LD 19.7 km/s 64-143 m 2012 BG11 23 Jan, 15:33 13.1 LD 9.2 km/s 80-179 m 2012 BS1 23 Jan, 21:30 3.12 LD 8.9 km/s 6-12 m 2012 BY1 24 Jan, 08:48 2.04 LD 18.5 km/s 18-41 m 2012 BF77 25 Jan, 22:32 12.58 LD 5.1 km/s 27-59 m 2012 BW13 26 Jan, 06:03 1.73 LD 11.8 km/s 10-22 m 2012 BA102 26 Jan, 17:13 2.63 LD 7.5 km/s 13-28 m 2012 BX34 27 Jan, 15:25 0.17 LD 10 km/s 8-18 m 2012 BA62 30 Jan, 11:42 16.55 LD 8.1 km/s 12-28 m 2012 BC102 30 Jan, 14:46 10.9 LD 16.3 km/s 40-90 m 2012 BD14 30 Jan, 22:11 5.79 LD 7.2 km/s 13-30 m 2012 CU 31 Jan, 22:17 2.41 LD 10.9 km/s 16-36 m
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