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Asteroid close approaches in January 2016

60 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in January 2016 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2016 AA166 01 Jan, 14:33 19.44 LD 14.7 km/s 25-57 m 2016 AY64 01 Jan, 18:35 7.24 LD 11.2 km/s 15-33 m 2016 AV64 01 Jan, 19:22 4.31 LD 14.6 km/s 10-22 m 2012 BU61 02 Jan, 06:56 11.93 LD 24 km/s 134-301 m 2016 AE2 02 Jan, 22:39 12.79 LD 6.2 km/s 14-31 m 2016 AH65 04 Jan, 03:59 8.2 LD 8.8 km/s 18-41 m 2015 YC10 04 Jan, 15:20 10.4 LD 15.6 km/s 28-62 m 2016 AV164 04 Jan, 19:26 15.05 LD 7.6 km/s 28-62 m 2016 AX64 04 Jan, 23:45 16.5 LD 15.1 km/s 21-47 m 2011 CL50 05 Jan, 03:47 8.47 LD 3 km/s 9-21 m 85990 06 Jan, 01:09 12.61 LD 9.6 km/s 235-525 m 2016 AT193 06 Jan, 14:38 6.59 LD 15 km/s 13-29 m 2016 AN9 07 Jan, 00:55 7.66 LD 8.7 km/s 12-26 m 2016 BR 07 Jan, 16:25 13.43 LD 7.7 km/s 20-45 m 2016 AT131 08 Jan, 06:52 7.13 LD 6.1 km/s 9-20 m 2016 AD166 08 Jan, 10:31 13.7 LD 15 km/s 51-114 m 2016 AW192 08 Jan, 14:05 6.45 LD 20 km/s 23-52 m 2016 AV65 09 Jan, 00:17 19.15 LD 4.9 km/s 27-59 m 2016 AX164 09 Jan, 16:49 8.7 LD 7.9 km/s 15-34 m 2016 AC166 09 Jan, 23:28 10.25 LD 19.7 km/s 58-130 m 2024 SP2 10 Jan, 04:54 15.22 LD 3.7 km/s 4-9 m 2026 CQ 10 Jan, 06:06 12.98 LD 3 km/s 4-10 m 2016 AQ164 10 Jan, 14:15 0.27 LD 14.2 km/s 3-7 m 2016 AP131 11 Jan, 06:57 6.17 LD 8.1 km/s 11-24 m 2016 AB166 12 Jan, 00:30 3.21 LD 21.7 km/s 35-78 m 2016 AH164 12 Jan, 03:35 0.07 LD 8.6 km/s 3-7 m 2016 BF1 12 Jan, 13:55 4.16 LD 8.2 km/s 19-43 m 2016 BW 12 Jan, 20:33 13.74 LD 10 km/s 16-36 m 2018 AN2 13 Jan, 04:57 18.54 LD 12 km/s 29-65 m 2016 BV 13 Jan, 07:53 5 LD 10.3 km/s 17-38 m 2016 AN165 13 Jan, 14:45 0.47 LD 11 km/s 8-17 m 2022 BA6 13 Jan, 17:37 7.45 LD 2.8 km/s 14-31 m 2016 BB15 14 Jan, 11:42 18.47 LD 8.7 km/s 35-78 m 2016 AN164 14 Jan, 14:55 0.1 LD 13.2 km/s 2-5 m 2015 YC2 15 Jan, 07:21 4.93 LD 15.4 km/s 58-130 m 2025 PN7 16 Jan, 00:32 15.3 LD 2.3 km/s 14-31 m 2025 XL2 16 Jan, 08:12 18.68 LD 6.5 km/s 9-20 m 2016 BS39 16 Jan, 11:36 10.99 LD 10.5 km/s 15-34 m 2016 BK1 17 Jan, 09:55 8.64 LD 8.4 km/s 29-65 m 2018 BF3 18 Jan, 17:32 4.42 LD 13.1 km/s 17-38 m 2016 CT29 21 Jan, 02:42 14.96 LD 12.6 km/s 31-68 m 2016 AF166 21 Jan, 03:16 9.25 LD 11.5 km/s 22-49 m 2016 BY 21 Jan, 14:49 3.32 LD 17.3 km/s 15-34 m 2016 BY14 22 Jan, 03:04 16.91 LD 32.5 km/s 44-99 m 2016 CA30 22 Jan, 09:14 6.74 LD 6.5 km/s 8-19 m 2016 BU 23 Jan, 19:26 5.82 LD 6.3 km/s 12-27 m 2016 BN14 24 Jan, 05:52 5.68 LD 22.4 km/s 15-33 m 2018 BU1 25 Jan, 01:58 9.73 LD 12.1 km/s 32-71 m 2016 BJ15 25 Jan, 11:56 6.34 LD 11 km/s 58-130 m 2019 BV2 26 Jan, 10:46 9.74 LD 16 km/s 21-47 m 2016 CD136 26 Jan, 13:16 10.59 LD 11.8 km/s 17-38 m 2018 BM5 27 Jan, 00:13 4.4 LD 9.2 km/s 9-20 m 2016 CN29 27 Jan, 06:57 9.22 LD 18.4 km/s 37-82 m 2016 BG15 28 Jan, 02:24 16.52 LD 8.5 km/s 11-24 m 2015 VC2 28 Jan, 12:59 5.8 LD 1.2 km/s 9-20 m 2016 CH29 29 Jan, 15:04 4.24 LD 15.2 km/s 15-34 m 2016 CJ31 29 Jan, 17:32 2.51 LD 13.3 km/s 8-18 m 2016 CN31 30 Jan, 03:20 1.7 LD 14.1 km/s 10-22 m 2016 CL195 30 Jan, 12:41 14.05 LD 17.8 km/s 46-102 m 2016 CE31 31 Jan, 09:51 3.74 LD 7.4 km/s 8-18 m
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