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Asteroid close approaches in May 2016

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

2014 US115 01 May, 00:48 9.07 LD 9.6 km/s 32-71 m 2016 HK 01 May, 01:28 4.65 LD 7.6 km/s 29-65 m 2016 HO2 01 May, 07:43 16.76 LD 6 km/s 17-38 m 2016 JA6 02 May, 03:45 2.52 LD 11.2 km/s 15-33 m 2016 HP6 02 May, 03:54 8.9 LD 6 km/s 22-49 m 2016 HD3 02 May, 06:09 2.19 LD 6.9 km/s 7-16 m 2016 JZ5 02 May, 07:47 3.04 LD 7.8 km/s 11-24 m 2002 CX58 03 May, 01:15 19 LD 11.6 km/s 92-206 m 444584 03 May, 15:45 17.81 LD 16.2 km/s 237-530 m 2022 UU8 03 May, 19:24 14 LD 4.2 km/s 7-15 m 2016 JX24 04 May, 00:09 3.91 LD 6 km/s 22-49 m 2016 JB 04 May, 10:29 4.09 LD 5.8 km/s 10-23 m 2016 HN 04 May, 21:33 12.35 LD 11.7 km/s 81-182 m 388945 05 May, 10:39 13.13 LD 9.7 km/s 217-485 m 2014 JG55 05 May, 22:17 15.02 LD 11 km/s 4-9 m 2016 JS5 05 May, 22:47 0.53 LD 16.1 km/s 2-4 m 2021 AE4 07 May, 01:14 17.32 LD 9.1 km/s 115-257 m 2016 JX11 07 May, 02:48 8.73 LD 17.9 km/s 27-59 m 2016 JU28 07 May, 10:48 6.22 LD 8.1 km/s 8-17 m 2016 JP17 08 May, 06:45 12.07 LD 11.6 km/s 64-143 m 2016 HH19 08 May, 09:01 16.04 LD 9 km/s 13-28 m 2016 JC6 08 May, 16:25 12.8 LD 5.7 km/s 141-316 m 2016 JX28 08 May, 21:39 14.31 LD 10.5 km/s 32-71 m 2016 JG29 09 May, 00:54 4.9 LD 14.6 km/s 22-49 m 2016 JQ5 09 May, 09:49 1.57 LD 10.1 km/s 6-14 m 2022 DT4 10 May, 18:32 3.34 LD 7.2 km/s 15-34 m 2016 JE18 11 May, 15:48 9.43 LD 8.5 km/s 15-33 m 2023 HL1 11 May, 23:06 2.98 LD 5.2 km/s 24-53 m 2019 JE 13 May, 13:23 6.33 LD 7.3 km/s 15-34 m 2016 LB2 14 May, 02:50 13.37 LD 18.2 km/s 76-171 m 2016 JW28 14 May, 12:21 5.56 LD 12.4 km/s 21-47 m 2016 JD18 16 May, 23:25 1.63 LD 14.9 km/s 32-71 m 2016 JH18 17 May, 23:03 13.55 LD 6.5 km/s 16-36 m 2023 KO 17 May, 23:05 8.09 LD 9.7 km/s 10-23 m 2016 GS2 18 May, 02:03 3.4 LD 8 km/s 67-150 m 2016 HF3 18 May, 17:14 8.49 LD 7.6 km/s 32-71 m 2020 HG9 19 May, 00:56 14.4 LD 12.9 km/s 56-125 m 2018 KS 22 May, 03:55 8.26 LD 7.2 km/s 7-16 m 2016 KH 23 May, 11:24 12.83 LD 13.1 km/s 37-82 m 2016 JF38 23 May, 14:18 7.14 LD 5.7 km/s 7-15 m 853358 24 May, 17:59 6.16 LD 6.5 km/s 106-238 m 2016 HP3 25 May, 10:46 18.26 LD 9.3 km/s 48-108 m 2020 UA 25 May, 13:29 13.42 LD 6.1 km/s 5-12 m 2016 KO 25 May, 19:04 2.19 LD 7.3 km/s 13-30 m 2016 KJ 27 May, 08:42 7.06 LD 20.6 km/s 29-65 m 2016 LS1 27 May, 10:46 12.11 LD 6 km/s 15-33 m 2016 LQ 28 May, 01:50 9.39 LD 15.4 km/s 25-57 m 2016 LN 28 May, 22:34 16.17 LD 11.9 km/s 22-49 m 2016 LO1 29 May, 01:14 13.8 LD 9.3 km/s 23-52 m 2016 LC9 31 May, 14:37 4.55 LD 4.1 km/s 11-24 m 2016 JG17 31 May, 16:03 16.16 LD 10.2 km/s 23-50 m
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