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Asteroid close approaches in September 2016

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

2016 RM17 01 Sep, 12:37 6.27 LD 6.4 km/s 8-18 m 2016 RP17 01 Sep, 15:35 8.4 LD 19.3 km/s 33-75 m 2016 RA34 01 Sep, 16:14 11.02 LD 8.9 km/s 33-75 m 2016 RR1 02 Sep, 16:15 0.34 LD 7.2 km/s 7-15 m 2016 RB34 03 Sep, 00:17 14.74 LD 5.2 km/s 27-59 m 2016 RS1 03 Sep, 00:30 0.5 LD 7.1 km/s 4-9 m 2016 RU1 03 Sep, 15:45 4.09 LD 10.2 km/s 8-18 m 2016 RW1 03 Sep, 20:19 7.7 LD 7.5 km/s 11-24 m 2016 RL40 04 Sep, 00:55 11.75 LD 12.2 km/s 20-45 m 2016 RR19 04 Sep, 09:58 1.85 LD 10.6 km/s 5-11 m 2016 RV33 05 Sep, 00:16 8.6 LD 8.5 km/s 13-28 m 2016 PD2 05 Sep, 14:27 18.74 LD 6.7 km/s 32-71 m 477162 05 Sep, 19:25 18.83 LD 18.1 km/s 192-429 m 2016 RP40 05 Sep, 23:26 16.07 LD 9.6 km/s 29-65 m 2016 PR39 06 Sep, 08:37 18.5 LD 11 km/s 42-94 m 2016 RZ17 07 Sep, 00:36 8.77 LD 14.8 km/s 21-47 m 2016 SB 07 Sep, 03:36 15.81 LD 14.5 km/s 64-143 m 2016 SF 07 Sep, 05:26 13.19 LD 15.2 km/s 37-82 m 2016 RD34 07 Sep, 14:32 2.57 LD 1.4 km/s 8-17 m 2016 RB1 07 Sep, 17:20 0.11 LD 8.1 km/s 6-13 m 2016 RK40 07 Sep, 23:01 1.35 LD 14.7 km/s 8-17 m 2016 RO17 08 Sep, 03:37 2.3 LD 16 km/s 13-30 m 2016 RQ17 08 Sep, 08:55 16.1 LD 22.2 km/s 44-99 m 2016 RM40 08 Sep, 11:21 6.14 LD 23.2 km/s 31-69 m 2025 FZ1 08 Sep, 15:22 13.23 LD 9.2 km/s 11-26 m 2016 RN20 08 Sep, 16:57 2.52 LD 3.2 km/s 6-14 m 2016 RO40 08 Sep, 23:34 15.58 LD 14.8 km/s 33-75 m 2016 RL17 09 Sep, 04:16 8.69 LD 7.7 km/s 13-29 m 2016 RV1 09 Sep, 07:46 18.89 LD 11.4 km/s 27-59 m 2016 RY17 09 Sep, 18:01 3.62 LD 11.1 km/s 23-50 m 2016 QS44 10 Sep, 05:03 7.96 LD 17.4 km/s 35-78 m 2015 KE 10 Sep, 08:25 14.92 LD 2.2 km/s 15-34 m 2016 SF1 10 Sep, 14:31 1.33 LD 8.6 km/s 31-68 m 2016 RH17 11 Sep, 00:49 6.07 LD 14.1 km/s 53-119 m 2016 RE34 11 Sep, 02:41 1.19 LD 4.8 km/s 6-13 m 2016 SC17 11 Sep, 04:59 4.57 LD 8.5 km/s 22-49 m 2016 RO20 11 Sep, 12:47 2.45 LD 15.7 km/s 10-22 m 2016 RN41 11 Sep, 14:56 0.06 LD 11.7 km/s 2-4 m 2016 RP20 12 Sep, 01:46 11.97 LD 9.9 km/s 21-47 m 2016 RF34 12 Sep, 15:31 5.67 LD 8.2 km/s 33-75 m 2016 SN3 12 Sep, 17:06 14.41 LD 23.3 km/s 58-130 m 2016 LX48 12 Sep, 20:55 17.73 LD 10.8 km/s 360-805 m 2025 RJ2 13 Sep, 16:30 5.31 LD 5.5 km/s 3-6 m 2016 RU33 16 Sep, 01:14 6 LD 6.8 km/s 8-19 m 2016 RT20 16 Sep, 02:06 15.67 LD 17.6 km/s 35-78 m 2016 SS2 16 Sep, 04:20 12.52 LD 8.2 km/s 24-54 m 2016 QL44 17 Sep, 14:28 3.61 LD 13.7 km/s 25-57 m 2016 QS11 18 Sep, 05:19 12.18 LD 3.8 km/s 18-41 m 2016 SK2 18 Sep, 14:31 5.47 LD 14 km/s 23-52 m 2016 SP3 19 Sep, 11:32 2.55 LD 9 km/s 7-16 m 2016 RM20 20 Sep, 10:29 6.24 LD 5.8 km/s 15-34 m 2022 TF1 20 Sep, 22:21 10.82 LD 4.9 km/s 31-68 m 2016 SJ 21 Sep, 18:28 0.39 LD 13.7 km/s 4-9 m 2016 SY1 21 Sep, 19:21 3.32 LD 15.5 km/s 12-26 m 2015 DS53 22 Sep, 01:22 19.08 LD 12.9 km/s 38-86 m 2016 SJ2 22 Sep, 04:57 4.83 LD 11 km/s 13-30 m 2016 TS 22 Sep, 06:31 5.61 LD 7.6 km/s 22-49 m 2016 TX18 22 Sep, 06:53 13.24 LD 9.3 km/s 22-49 m 2016 SU3 22 Sep, 07:10 15.22 LD 8.2 km/s 23-52 m 2016 SH2 22 Sep, 18:55 4.14 LD 8.6 km/s 10-22 m 2008 SC 22 Sep, 23:49 14.22 LD 24.2 km/s 117-261 m 2016 SJ35 24 Sep, 07:30 1.69 LD 12.2 km/s 32-71 m 2016 SU2 24 Sep, 19:07 0.91 LD 12.9 km/s 8-18 m 2016 TR2 25 Sep, 06:59 6.74 LD 8.7 km/s 15-33 m 2016 SA2 25 Sep, 07:12 0.8 LD 5.5 km/s 6-14 m 2022 SK4 25 Sep, 08:38 17.79 LD 10.1 km/s 2-5 m 2016 SC 25 Sep, 10:57 3.08 LD 5.3 km/s 8-18 m 2016 RL20 25 Sep, 18:23 18.18 LD 15.3 km/s 51-115 m 2016 SW3 26 Sep, 05:25 1 LD 10.3 km/s 6-13 m 2016 RH40 26 Sep, 06:43 18.77 LD 9.3 km/s 37-82 m 2016 TL10 26 Sep, 08:55 9.51 LD 5.4 km/s 9-21 m 2016 SX1 26 Sep, 15:47 2.18 LD 2.8 km/s 5-11 m 2016 TJ 26 Sep, 16:03 17.83 LD 14.5 km/s 29-65 m 2016 TN18 26 Sep, 17:57 17.9 LD 9.2 km/s 35-77 m 2016 TP11 27 Sep, 03:22 9.98 LD 5.1 km/s 37-82 m 2016 TW10 27 Sep, 03:43 6.38 LD 12.5 km/s 56-124 m 2016 SG 27 Sep, 04:34 2.34 LD 15.8 km/s 13-28 m 2016 TT 27 Sep, 10:22 4.35 LD 11.9 km/s 17-38 m 2016 SW1 28 Sep, 02:00 1.34 LD 5.5 km/s 5-12 m 2016 TV19 28 Sep, 12:09 7.23 LD 10.8 km/s 18-39 m 2016 SL2 29 Sep, 10:00 2.38 LD 24.1 km/s 22-49 m 2016 TM 29 Sep, 13:21 3.42 LD 4.6 km/s 8-19 m 2016 SZ1 29 Sep, 16:47 6.12 LD 10.9 km/s 15-33 m 2009 UG 29 Sep, 21:40 6.36 LD 9 km/s 53-119 m 2015 SO2 30 Sep, 00:22 17.38 LD 6.1 km/s 44-99 m 2016 TD 30 Sep, 17:15 0.59 LD 13.8 km/s 6-14 m
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