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Asteroid close approaches in December 2015

82 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in December 2015 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2015 WG 01 Dec, 07:03 18.12 LD 17 km/s 42-94 m 2015 WZ12 01 Dec, 09:33 8.82 LD 7.9 km/s 15-33 m 2015 XG352 01 Dec, 14:50 3.84 LD 14.3 km/s 21-47 m 2015 XW384 03 Dec, 08:39 9.3 LD 12.5 km/s 16-36 m 2012 XT111 05 Dec, 01:17 6.69 LD 14.5 km/s 18-39 m 2015 XP169 05 Dec, 02:31 5.02 LD 10.5 km/s 16-36 m 2015 YA1 05 Dec, 13:43 12.02 LD 6.5 km/s 33-75 m 2015 XP 05 Dec, 13:44 1.45 LD 8.1 km/s 18-41 m 2015 XV129 05 Dec, 16:28 9.42 LD 6.9 km/s 11-25 m 2015 XZ168 05 Dec, 17:21 13.86 LD 12.8 km/s 31-68 m 2026 JX3 06 Dec, 01:45 14.48 LD 4.9 km/s 3-6 m 2015 XD169 06 Dec, 02:29 4.06 LD 3.8 km/s 11-25 m 2015 XY351 06 Dec, 06:08 11 LD 8 km/s 12-26 m 2015 WA13 06 Dec, 15:19 7.48 LD 4.3 km/s 16-36 m 2015 XB 06 Dec, 17:31 16.96 LD 12.9 km/s 40-90 m 2015 XR378 06 Dec, 23:09 11.22 LD 7.7 km/s 25-57 m 2015 WF13 07 Dec, 00:50 10.83 LD 8.9 km/s 61-136 m 2015 XY169 07 Dec, 09:41 14.46 LD 6.3 km/s 20-45 m 2015 XS378 07 Dec, 14:29 16.8 LD 9.9 km/s 30-67 m 2015 XV261 08 Dec, 03:07 6.79 LD 12 km/s 22-49 m 2015 VZ145 08 Dec, 08:33 9.18 LD 7.4 km/s 50-112 m 2015 XC 08 Dec, 10:20 3.34 LD 8.2 km/s 24-54 m 2018 XW2 08 Dec, 11:43 8.4 LD 13.6 km/s 22-48 m 2015 XV1 09 Dec, 07:24 6.36 LD 12 km/s 11-25 m 2015 XN129 09 Dec, 19:25 16.59 LD 5 km/s 7-16 m 2015 XU169 10 Dec, 03:05 9.42 LD 8.4 km/s 11-24 m 2015 XZ1 10 Dec, 06:43 15.66 LD 11.4 km/s 27-59 m 2015 YT 10 Dec, 07:38 5.57 LD 8.3 km/s 18-40 m 2015 XT378 10 Dec, 11:59 2.25 LD 7.6 km/s 7-16 m 2016 AJ66 10 Dec, 19:19 19.07 LD 7.9 km/s 23-52 m 2015 YH 10 Dec, 22:39 5.03 LD 6.9 km/s 7-16 m 2015 YQ 11 Dec, 11:35 8.09 LD 17.4 km/s 38-86 m 33342 11 Dec, 13:16 10.89 LD 8.5 km/s 662-1,479 m 2015 XA169 12 Dec, 14:59 7.41 LD 10.3 km/s 9-20 m 2015 XR169 13 Dec, 16:35 1.32 LD 9.5 km/s 5-11 m 2015 YJ 13 Dec, 21:18 0.19 LD 16.7 km/s 6-14 m 2015 XX128 14 Dec, 00:13 2.4 LD 3.7 km/s 16-37 m 2015 XX169 14 Dec, 15:01 8.41 LD 6.3 km/s 9-20 m 2024 YR11 15 Dec, 00:47 10.14 LD 4 km/s 22-48 m 2015 YA 15 Dec, 04:49 1.5 LD 8.8 km/s 9-20 m 2015 XN55 15 Dec, 05:33 2.46 LD 6.2 km/s 10-22 m 2015 XY261 15 Dec, 13:52 0.75 LD 11.9 km/s 10-22 m 2015 YM1 15 Dec, 22:29 1.95 LD 6.9 km/s 6-12 m 2015 YO10 16 Dec, 18:28 14.18 LD 1.6 km/s 13-28 m 2015 XL261 17 Dec, 11:58 9.73 LD 10.5 km/s 21-47 m 2015 XX168 18 Dec, 06:20 18.39 LD 10.5 km/s 22-48 m 2015 MW53 18 Dec, 15:37 17.65 LD 20 km/s 123-274 m 2015 XE1 19 Dec, 02:56 13.21 LD 5.1 km/s 19-43 m 2015 XV384 19 Dec, 03:00 7.04 LD 9.7 km/s 14-31 m 2015 XA378 19 Dec, 19:16 10 LD 17.2 km/s 18-39 m 2015 YQ10 19 Dec, 21:25 6.38 LD 9 km/s 11-24 m 2015 YL 20 Dec, 18:33 19.27 LD 7.1 km/s 20-45 m 2016 AH9 20 Dec, 23:27 16.37 LD 13.9 km/s 27-59 m 2016 AE65 21 Dec, 17:55 7.45 LD 8.6 km/s 31-68 m 2015 YQ1 22 Dec, 02:06 1.45 LD 12.4 km/s 7-15 m 2015 YH1 22 Dec, 04:35 19.3 LD 17.1 km/s 24-54 m 2015 YE1 22 Dec, 11:29 5.52 LD 10.3 km/s 9-20 m 2015 YC1 22 Dec, 12:35 3.92 LD 8.1 km/s 17-38 m 2015 YK 22 Dec, 14:12 8.86 LD 3.3 km/s 18-40 m 2020 YP 22 Dec, 20:56 5.9 LD 10.2 km/s 32-71 m 2015 XN261 23 Dec, 12:37 2.64 LD 4.9 km/s 15-34 m 452302 23 Dec, 18:44 16.92 LD 30.5 km/s 239-535 m 2015 XZ378 23 Dec, 20:56 18.32 LD 1.8 km/s 10-22 m 2015 YJ1 24 Dec, 00:53 7.37 LD 6.1 km/s 8-18 m 2015 XX378 24 Dec, 01:53 6.94 LD 15.3 km/s 30-67 m 2015 YS 24 Dec, 02:23 15.01 LD 7.4 km/s 18-41 m 2024 LG5 24 Dec, 09:23 15.99 LD 9.2 km/s 12-27 m 2011 YD29 24 Dec, 14:55 9.18 LD 7 km/s 15-33 m 2021 BW1 25 Dec, 00:32 5.57 LD 5.4 km/s 13-30 m 2016 AW193 25 Dec, 00:44 12.54 LD 12.3 km/s 27-59 m 2015 YS9 25 Dec, 17:29 6.43 LD 8.4 km/s 17-38 m 2016 AF2 26 Dec, 05:41 2.91 LD 5.9 km/s 7-16 m 2015 YV9 26 Dec, 15:03 9.38 LD 7.4 km/s 18-41 m 2016 AM2 27 Dec, 19:37 2.21 LD 12 km/s 11-25 m 2016 AD65 27 Dec, 21:13 6.86 LD 8.9 km/s 11-24 m 2016 AV192 28 Dec, 10:18 18.9 LD 7.4 km/s 19-43 m 2015 XV351 29 Dec, 01:12 5.36 LD 6.2 km/s 17-38 m 2015 XC352 30 Dec, 19:01 5.18 LD 4.6 km/s 18-41 m 2011 YE40 30 Dec, 21:50 11.54 LD 12.7 km/s 24-54 m 2015 YT1 31 Dec, 04:34 13.53 LD 6.1 km/s 11-24 m 2016 AU193 31 Dec, 08:59 8.25 LD 21.9 km/s 23-52 m 2016 AN66 31 Dec, 17:22 1.45 LD 5.4 km/s 9-21 m
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