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Asteroid close approaches in September 2012

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

2012 SV9 02 Sep, 14:18 17.69 LD 16.4 km/s 44-99 m 2012 PX 04 Sep, 12:46 17.5 LD 10 km/s 61-136 m 2012 RJ10 04 Sep, 17:58 5.16 LD 15.4 km/s 22-49 m 2012 RU16 05 Sep, 16:15 13.31 LD 11.4 km/s 21-47 m 2007 PS25 06 Sep, 05:17 19 LD 8.5 km/s 21-47 m 2012 RR16 06 Sep, 05:46 6.08 LD 5.9 km/s 35-78 m 2012 SX2 06 Sep, 17:29 19.46 LD 9.6 km/s 24-54 m 2012 QD8 09 Sep, 03:53 16.9 LD 19.5 km/s 65-145 m 2012 RM15 09 Sep, 14:26 5.32 LD 8.6 km/s 37-82 m 2012 SX49 10 Sep, 02:24 14.12 LD 3.2 km/s 15-34 m 2012 RT16 11 Sep, 11:08 4.9 LD 10.3 km/s 11-25 m 2021 RO16 11 Sep, 23:52 6.15 LD 8 km/s 13-29 m 2012 SB3 13 Sep, 03:20 3.04 LD 8.3 km/s 8-17 m 2012 SU9 13 Sep, 03:43 5.37 LD 10.5 km/s 10-22 m 2012 RN15 13 Sep, 23:04 18.92 LD 16 km/s 33-75 m 2012 QG42 14 Sep, 05:14 7.43 LD 11 km/s 176-393 m 2012 UY9 16 Sep, 14:19 10.29 LD 9.1 km/s 33-73 m 2012 SR56 16 Sep, 16:06 4.41 LD 9.9 km/s 37-82 m 2005 PA17 17 Sep, 00:52 14.81 LD 8 km/s 40-90 m 2001 QM142 17 Sep, 06:05 18.22 LD 11.8 km/s 83-185 m 2012 SW2 19 Sep, 14:20 1.83 LD 16.2 km/s 8-19 m 2012 SZ2 19 Sep, 20:00 8.19 LD 10.7 km/s 23-52 m 2023 SM5 21 Sep, 19:20 13.66 LD 12.4 km/s 14-32 m 2023 TX9 22 Sep, 09:52 14.25 LD 11.6 km/s 73-162 m 2012 SF58 22 Sep, 19:43 7.13 LD 14.3 km/s 18-39 m 2023 SQ 23 Sep, 09:55 8.1 LD 5.6 km/s 26-59 m 2012 RK15 24 Sep, 16:54 8.16 LD 15 km/s 57-127 m 2012 SH58 25 Sep, 18:25 10.85 LD 5.8 km/s 11-24 m 2012 SM8 26 Sep, 14:59 14.66 LD 5.6 km/s 15-33 m 2012 SL50 27 Sep, 07:45 2.84 LD 12 km/s 14-30 m 2018 VG 27 Sep, 10:58 14.53 LD 7 km/s 9-20 m 2012 SY49 28 Sep, 01:05 2.61 LD 15.8 km/s 18-41 m 2012 SJ32 28 Sep, 04:41 11.51 LD 8.1 km/s 25-57 m 2020 SV5 28 Sep, 10:46 11.61 LD 12.9 km/s 15-34 m 2012 TH53 28 Sep, 18:29 16.7 LD 9.6 km/s 25-57 m
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