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Asteroid close approaches in May 2012

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

2022 JP 02 May, 07:37 4.9 LD 9.7 km/s 55-122 m 2012 HA34 02 May, 11:04 2.87 LD 11.9 km/s 23-52 m 1992 JD 02 May, 14:32 6.96 LD 7 km/s 27-59 m 2012 JP4 03 May, 05:42 13.89 LD 16.4 km/s 27-59 m 365424 04 May, 22:46 15.16 LD 11.4 km/s 110-247 m 2012 JO4 04 May, 23:34 14.26 LD 6.6 km/s 28-62 m 2020 JR2 06 May, 18:32 16.32 LD 9 km/s 18-39 m 2012 HM8 09 May, 11:23 14.12 LD 8.9 km/s 42-94 m 326290 10 May, 18:01 12.42 LD 11.9 km/s 115-258 m 2012 JA 10 May, 18:51 18.64 LD 12.7 km/s 27-61 m 2012 HB25 11 May, 23:05 11.07 LD 10.5 km/s 29-65 m 2012 JU 13 May, 13:20 0.53 LD 13.4 km/s 6-13 m 2012 JX11 14 May, 12:57 16.43 LD 7.7 km/s 58-131 m 2026 JB4 15 May, 02:34 14.51 LD 6.9 km/s 11-24 m 2012 KA 17 May, 18:24 0.58 LD 14.5 km/s 5-12 m 2010 KK37 19 May, 22:45 0.58 LD 11.2 km/s 19-43 m 2012 KW 21 May, 20:47 3.38 LD 10.1 km/s 12-26 m 2012 JV11 22 May, 00:51 6.67 LD 19.5 km/s 42-94 m 2012 KA42 22 May, 21:44 6.91 LD 6 km/s 9-21 m 2012 KT12 23 May, 17:20 1.45 LD 3.8 km/s 12-26 m 2012 KD6 25 May, 23:40 13.05 LD 10.5 km/s 53-119 m 2012 KF25 26 May, 08:25 11.31 LD 8.6 km/s 23-52 m 2012 LA 26 May, 12:48 7.21 LD 1.9 km/s 8-18 m 2015 FM118 27 May, 17:56 15.89 LD 9.7 km/s 5-11 m 2012 KC45 28 May, 00:24 2.02 LD 6.2 km/s 4-8 m 2023 MD 28 May, 10:22 12.2 LD 4.3 km/s 21-47 m 2012 KP24 28 May, 15:21 0.15 LD 13.3 km/s 14-30 m 2012 KT42 29 May, 07:07 0.05 LD 17 km/s 4-9 m 2020 XC 30 May, 04:27 11.99 LD 2.6 km/s 4-9 m 2001 CQ36 30 May, 13:31 10.04 LD 5.6 km/s 75-168 m 2012 KZ41 31 May, 19:26 8.15 LD 12.4 km/s 23-52 m
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