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Asteroid close approaches in October 2012

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

2018 TS6 01 Oct, 21:14 3.13 LD 7.3 km/s 6-14 m 2012 TP20 02 Oct, 18:37 3.15 LD 7.6 km/s 7-16 m 2012 SJ58 03 Oct, 05:09 5.91 LD 10.6 km/s 16-36 m 2012 SG58 03 Oct, 10:11 12.33 LD 16.4 km/s 64-143 m 2012 TQ5 04 Oct, 13:06 13.06 LD 8.7 km/s 24-54 m 2005 JU1 04 Oct, 15:15 17.01 LD 18 km/s 121-272 m 2012 TR20 05 Oct, 23:05 18.59 LD 10.8 km/s 37-82 m 2012 TE53 06 Oct, 00:45 1.6 LD 10.1 km/s 13-30 m 2017 UN1 06 Oct, 03:40 16.22 LD 14.9 km/s 30-67 m 523817 06 Oct, 04:06 16.69 LD 11.1 km/s 90-202 m 2012 UL 06 Oct, 10:42 10.45 LD 6.1 km/s 18-39 m 2012 TJ53 06 Oct, 20:10 3.09 LD 14 km/s 15-33 m 2012 UV9 07 Oct, 10:01 12.76 LD 9.7 km/s 63-141 m 2012 TV 07 Oct, 15:05 0.66 LD 16.8 km/s 24-53 m 2002 TX55 08 Oct, 18:06 18.56 LD 11.5 km/s 45-100 m 2012 UU9 08 Oct, 19:08 9.54 LD 7.9 km/s 44-99 m 2012 TG53 09 Oct, 10:36 11.69 LD 10.9 km/s 61-136 m 2012 TM79 09 Oct, 17:05 0.24 LD 9.9 km/s 13-28 m 2012 TG79 10 Oct, 09:55 15.59 LD 6.9 km/s 12-27 m 2017 TZ5 10 Oct, 21:01 15.2 LD 11.5 km/s 12-26 m 2012 UG 12 Oct, 00:37 12.23 LD 7.4 km/s 24-54 m 2012 TC4 12 Oct, 05:30 0.25 LD 7.1 km/s 12-27 m 2012 UX9 12 Oct, 18:01 11.75 LD 10.3 km/s 15-33 m 2012 TU231 12 Oct, 19:40 3.46 LD 10.2 km/s 15-34 m 2012 UT9 13 Oct, 03:45 6.35 LD 14.8 km/s 48-108 m 2012 TQ231 14 Oct, 00:52 1.71 LD 13.9 km/s 8-18 m 2023 HF2 14 Oct, 06:20 17.55 LD 19.7 km/s 25-56 m 2025 WA14 15 Oct, 06:10 15.03 LD 11.8 km/s 28-62 m 2012 TQ20 15 Oct, 07:17 10.82 LD 8.2 km/s 10-22 m 2012 UC69 16 Oct, 01:01 12.39 LD 10.5 km/s 70-156 m 2020 HP1 16 Oct, 02:01 9.06 LD 3.7 km/s 5-11 m 2025 UO9 16 Oct, 08:25 18.91 LD 9.1 km/s 11-25 m 2012 LA 16 Oct, 12:16 17.5 LD 1.9 km/s 8-18 m 2012 TQ146 16 Oct, 23:47 3.04 LD 9.3 km/s 14-31 m 2012 UF 17 Oct, 09:43 6.58 LD 6.6 km/s 15-33 m 2012 UZ68 17 Oct, 15:09 16.44 LD 10 km/s 31-68 m 2012 TE79 17 Oct, 18:21 5.72 LD 9.6 km/s 13-28 m 2013 HO 18 Oct, 05:10 16.93 LD 5.3 km/s 18-39 m 2012 VM6 18 Oct, 11:03 14.73 LD 5.1 km/s 23-52 m 2012 TD79 18 Oct, 23:51 7.2 LD 14.7 km/s 38-86 m 2012 UU158 19 Oct, 00:23 4.2 LD 12 km/s 11-25 m 2012 TF79 19 Oct, 04:44 17.29 LD 0.8 km/s 9-20 m 2012 UE 19 Oct, 08:09 2.02 LD 13.5 km/s 6-12 m 2012 UC 19 Oct, 21:09 17.44 LD 8.9 km/s 27-59 m 2012 UY136 19 Oct, 23:17 8.35 LD 6.5 km/s 13-28 m 2012 VZ19 20 Oct, 14:15 5.91 LD 8.5 km/s 20-45 m 2012 TP231 22 Oct, 05:11 5.79 LD 7.3 km/s 27-61 m 2012 UF34 22 Oct, 10:58 2.8 LD 10.3 km/s 29-65 m 2012 US18 22 Oct, 11:10 1.62 LD 10 km/s 5-11 m 2020 FB1 22 Oct, 11:34 15.38 LD 11.6 km/s 20-45 m 2012 UW158 22 Oct, 13:04 10.59 LD 26.6 km/s 46-103 m 2012 UB174 22 Oct, 16:01 6.16 LD 12.9 km/s 28-63 m 2012 TT231 24 Oct, 11:25 15.13 LD 18.2 km/s 58-130 m 2012 UV158 25 Oct, 04:31 14.92 LD 12.8 km/s 35-78 m 2012 UK171 27 Oct, 20:18 7.41 LD 5.3 km/s 34-76 m 2025 VT 28 Oct, 16:18 14.83 LD 6.2 km/s 20-45 m 2012 UW9 28 Oct, 23:03 9.22 LD 10 km/s 19-42 m 2012 UU169 29 Oct, 12:02 2.98 LD 11.4 km/s 20-45 m 2023 VV 30 Oct, 04:17 11.96 LD 9.4 km/s 53-119 m 2012 UR18 30 Oct, 16:09 11.24 LD 8.8 km/s 17-38 m 2015 VZ2 30 Oct, 23:58 14.2 LD 11.4 km/s 80-179 m 2012 VB20 31 Oct, 06:57 2.73 LD 13.1 km/s 37-82 m
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