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Asteroid close approaches in December 2012

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

2012 XK134 01 Dec, 16:24 7.02 LD 5.5 km/s 14-31 m 2015 XV129 02 Dec, 22:30 10.1 LD 6.8 km/s 11-25 m 2012 XO55 03 Dec, 02:31 15.03 LD 12.4 km/s 27-59 m 2012 XT111 05 Dec, 05:40 9.72 LD 14.8 km/s 18-39 m 2025 UQ3 06 Dec, 10:25 18.5 LD 10.9 km/s 70-156 m 2012 XJ134 07 Dec, 01:51 8.7 LD 19.5 km/s 133-298 m 2018 XW2 07 Dec, 06:47 15.19 LD 13.1 km/s 22-48 m 2012 XB133 08 Dec, 07:31 8.84 LD 8.4 km/s 25-57 m 2025 WW13 08 Dec, 08:58 19.35 LD 6.6 km/s 13-30 m 2020 XE4 09 Dec, 06:11 17.31 LD 10.4 km/s 21-47 m 2012 XO134 09 Dec, 10:25 6.97 LD 11.8 km/s 42-94 m 2026 LV 10 Dec, 06:02 16.19 LD 6.7 km/s 12-26 m 2012 XJ112 10 Dec, 09:39 2.38 LD 11 km/s 11-25 m 2012 XE54 11 Dec, 10:05 0.59 LD 13.3 km/s 22-49 m 2020 SM2 11 Dec, 10:52 7.78 LD 4.1 km/s 5-11 m 2012 XL55 11 Dec, 11:12 4.22 LD 18.7 km/s 11-24 m 4179 12 Dec, 06:40 18.03 LD 11.9 km/s 2,326-5,200 m 2012 XA 12 Dec, 08:33 14.55 LD 4.7 km/s 29-65 m 2012 XN134 13 Dec, 11:01 4.59 LD 7.1 km/s 8-17 m 2012 XQ55 14 Dec, 03:53 14.02 LD 6.4 km/s 67-149 m 2012 XB112 14 Dec, 15:06 0.82 LD 4.4 km/s 3-6 m 2012 XP134 15 Dec, 14:29 1.22 LD 8.8 km/s 8-19 m 2012 XL134 15 Dec, 15:43 0.72 LD 10 km/s 7-16 m 2012 XH112 15 Dec, 16:33 1.72 LD 14.4 km/s 11-25 m 2023 XK4 16 Dec, 01:55 5.77 LD 4.5 km/s 11-24 m 2012 XM16 16 Dec, 20:38 3.11 LD 13 km/s 18-39 m 2021 LA 17 Dec, 15:50 17.51 LD 12.8 km/s 45-101 m 2012 YR3 17 Dec, 20:37 6.14 LD 11.3 km/s 15-33 m 2012 YR1 19 Dec, 10:17 5.83 LD 8.5 km/s 13-28 m 2022 YD3 19 Dec, 13:02 17.46 LD 12.1 km/s 78-175 m 2013 BW15 21 Dec, 08:29 14.93 LD 5.9 km/s 22-49 m 2013 AC 22 Dec, 01:43 15.52 LD 5.9 km/s 24-54 m 2012 XM55 23 Dec, 20:30 3.05 LD 2.9 km/s 7-16 m 2012 YS1 24 Dec, 11:43 8.15 LD 17.4 km/s 27-59 m 2013 AG53 27 Dec, 05:23 17.93 LD 3.5 km/s 28-62 m 2012 XP55 27 Dec, 09:46 9.16 LD 14.1 km/s 44-99 m 2013 AD32 27 Dec, 15:56 9.28 LD 14.5 km/s 25-57 m 2024 YM12 27 Dec, 20:17 13.27 LD 15 km/s 18-41 m 2012 VF37 28 Dec, 07:50 15.09 LD 12.8 km/s 168-375 m 2013 BR15 29 Dec, 21:33 11.26 LD 13.2 km/s 25-56 m 2013 AC4 30 Dec, 06:17 2.64 LD 20.1 km/s 17-38 m 2013 AT27 31 Dec, 08:28 9.75 LD 6.7 km/s 18-39 m
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