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Asteroid close approaches in October 2016

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

2016 TB11 01 Oct, 02:41 10.4 LD 11.9 km/s 24-53 m 2016 TU93 01 Oct, 16:48 9.56 LD 10.4 km/s 15-33 m 2016 TA 02 Oct, 06:28 2.3 LD 32 km/s 15-33 m 2016 TQ54 02 Oct, 11:33 2.5 LD 8.8 km/s 10-22 m 2016 TQ18 02 Oct, 12:32 12.5 LD 9.7 km/s 15-33 m 2016 TQ2 02 Oct, 16:45 3.32 LD 15.3 km/s 14-31 m 2016 SH35 02 Oct, 18:24 17.45 LD 5.6 km/s 28-62 m 2025 TE 02 Oct, 19:56 14.28 LD 15.9 km/s 5-12 m 2016 TF 02 Oct, 23:10 11.49 LD 11.6 km/s 19-43 m 2016 TK10 03 Oct, 06:31 3.02 LD 9.1 km/s 15-33 m 2016 TH 03 Oct, 16:31 0.33 LD 7.8 km/s 4-8 m 2016 TU 03 Oct, 21:08 4.69 LD 18 km/s 10-22 m 2016 TS2 04 Oct, 02:06 6.95 LD 6.9 km/s 13-30 m 2016 TT55 04 Oct, 07:51 12.03 LD 9.3 km/s 18-39 m 2019 YL 04 Oct, 11:25 9.31 LD 5.1 km/s 21-46 m 2016 TJ17 04 Oct, 18:15 1.22 LD 16.1 km/s 23-52 m 2016 TQ56 05 Oct, 18:13 12.93 LD 10.1 km/s 43-96 m 2020 SM2 06 Oct, 08:05 8.83 LD 3.7 km/s 5-11 m 462959 06 Oct, 20:30 15.16 LD 8.7 km/s 162-361 m 2016 TP2 06 Oct, 20:51 2.21 LD 14.7 km/s 13-28 m 2016 TM10 06 Oct, 21:56 6.78 LD 20.3 km/s 15-33 m 2016 TT92 07 Oct, 04:25 7.37 LD 8.2 km/s 14-31 m 2016 SR2 07 Oct, 08:00 3.77 LD 5.7 km/s 15-34 m 2016 TO18 07 Oct, 10:25 9.75 LD 12.3 km/s 19-43 m 2016 TG 07 Oct, 13:50 8.08 LD 14.7 km/s 22-49 m 2016 TX10 07 Oct, 22:23 5.21 LD 15 km/s 19-43 m 2016 TG94 08 Oct, 01:33 0.56 LD 9 km/s 3-7 m 2016 TC 08 Oct, 15:07 7.22 LD 10.2 km/s 17-39 m 2016 TA11 08 Oct, 21:43 4.99 LD 7.8 km/s 10-23 m 2023 TW 09 Oct, 02:09 1.88 LD 7.8 km/s 9-21 m 2016 TS54 10 Oct, 04:22 0.2 LD 16.9 km/s 7-16 m 2016 UH101 10 Oct, 18:57 17.71 LD 9.5 km/s 80-179 m 2016 TJ10 11 Oct, 01:08 4.24 LD 13.8 km/s 24-54 m 2016 TK18 11 Oct, 13:35 5.51 LD 11.1 km/s 9-20 m 2016 TD11 11 Oct, 16:18 5.67 LD 7.3 km/s 14-32 m 2016 TB19 11 Oct, 19:13 0.82 LD 13.1 km/s 4-9 m 2016 TC57 11 Oct, 22:42 1.23 LD 8.8 km/s 10-22 m 2016 TO11 12 Oct, 19:01 2.33 LD 9.8 km/s 9-21 m 2016 TP18 13 Oct, 02:34 14.62 LD 21 km/s 29-66 m 2016 TX17 13 Oct, 23:44 16.09 LD 17.4 km/s 53-119 m 2016 UD26 14 Oct, 11:30 5.89 LD 10.7 km/s 37-82 m 2016 TM56 14 Oct, 18:22 3.78 LD 3.6 km/s 11-25 m 2016 UP5 15 Oct, 13:30 8.94 LD 9 km/s 35-78 m 2016 TZ55 15 Oct, 21:03 2.14 LD 18.4 km/s 11-24 m 1993 TZ 16 Oct, 02:20 14.36 LD 12.7 km/s 17-38 m 2016 UA41 16 Oct, 04:35 16.15 LD 7.3 km/s 35-78 m 2016 TH10 16 Oct, 22:24 7.32 LD 12.4 km/s 29-65 m 2016 UD 17 Oct, 23:32 0.19 LD 22.4 km/s 13-28 m 2014 UR 18 Oct, 03:49 11.96 LD 4.3 km/s 13-28 m 2016 TY55 18 Oct, 19:07 2.57 LD 4.9 km/s 11-25 m 2016 TE55 18 Oct, 22:31 13.13 LD 13 km/s 16-36 m 2016 US31 19 Oct, 13:33 18.51 LD 8.1 km/s 24-54 m 2016 US4 20 Oct, 01:52 7.16 LD 10.6 km/s 35-78 m 2016 UZ5 20 Oct, 08:54 16.84 LD 9.9 km/s 20-45 m 2016 UC42 22 Oct, 00:06 6.57 LD 14.5 km/s 28-62 m 2016 UY5 22 Oct, 01:55 11.87 LD 4.6 km/s 10-23 m 2019 UG3 22 Oct, 03:51 4.39 LD 5.8 km/s 4-9 m 2022 UQ12 22 Oct, 23:50 18.54 LD 7.4 km/s 9-20 m 2019 JY2 23 Oct, 14:18 8.69 LD 8.4 km/s 3-7 m 2016 UQ41 23 Oct, 21:34 18.11 LD 9.9 km/s 23-52 m 2016 UR5 24 Oct, 06:11 3.09 LD 14.9 km/s 12-27 m 2018 VG 24 Oct, 15:41 12.48 LD 6.8 km/s 9-20 m 2016 UQ36 24 Oct, 22:20 1.03 LD 11.6 km/s 8-18 m 2021 GN16 26 Oct, 03:25 11.68 LD 22.8 km/s 120-268 m 2016 TH94 26 Oct, 05:28 12.59 LD 14.5 km/s 32-72 m 2016 UD42 26 Oct, 15:00 17.95 LD 6.6 km/s 19-43 m 2016 UA6 26 Oct, 22:47 16.51 LD 7.7 km/s 18-41 m 413260 27 Oct, 16:47 10.06 LD 10.3 km/s 324-725 m 2016 UB26 27 Oct, 21:59 11.64 LD 17.1 km/s 27-61 m 2016 UE57 28 Oct, 02:18 3.11 LD 8.2 km/s 14-31 m 2016 VH 28 Oct, 16:02 6.49 LD 5.3 km/s 12-27 m 2016 TZ19 29 Oct, 06:01 18.97 LD 16.5 km/s 62-139 m 2024 UP27 29 Oct, 08:50 8.32 LD 13.2 km/s 24-54 m 2016 UR41 29 Oct, 11:29 2.56 LD 10.2 km/s 7-15 m 2021 CV1 29 Oct, 16:43 2.95 LD 22.7 km/s 28-63 m 2016 UB41 29 Oct, 19:51 4.12 LD 11.7 km/s 10-23 m 2016 UQ5 30 Oct, 13:04 13.88 LD 8.1 km/s 27-59 m 2016 VH6 30 Oct, 21:55 8.79 LD 10.4 km/s 15-34 m 2024 JS 30 Oct, 23:21 11.01 LD 10.6 km/s 9-20 m 2016 UR36 31 Oct, 03:14 1.3 LD 18.1 km/s 8-19 m 2016 TB57 31 Oct, 04:19 5.24 LD 2.7 km/s 16-36 m 2016 UP36 31 Oct, 05:37 5.03 LD 15.9 km/s 16-36 m 164121 31 Oct, 09:25 13.53 LD 24.1 km/s 1,565-3,500 m 2016 UG57 31 Oct, 12:48 5.66 LD 6.6 km/s 8-17 m
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