Asteroid close approaches in December 2016
60 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in December 2016 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.
AsteroidDate (UTC)DistanceSpeedEst. size
2016 WC8 01 Dec, 03:35 17.65 LD 10.8 km/s 40-90 m 2016 WG7 01 Dec, 15:55 2.61 LD 6.6 km/s 17-38 m 2016 WQ3 01 Dec, 18:47 1.48 LD 3.6 km/s 5-10 m 2016 XJ 01 Dec, 23:16 5.09 LD 4.7 km/s 9-20 m 2016 XZ20 02 Dec, 15:55 8.96 LD 23.5 km/s 46-102 m 2016 WU9 03 Dec, 05:45 18.48 LD 17 km/s 26-58 m 2023 VP3 03 Dec, 15:28 13.36 LD 5.4 km/s 3-8 m 2016 XB 03 Dec, 21:15 13.44 LD 7.7 km/s 12-27 m 2016 XP1 05 Dec, 10:42 10.92 LD 8.1 km/s 12-26 m 2016 WB8 05 Dec, 17:46 3.61 LD 8.3 km/s 18-39 m 2016 WD7 06 Dec, 09:21 4.18 LD 2.8 km/s 9-21 m 2016 TD18 06 Dec, 17:56 17.84 LD 6.3 km/s 52-115 m 2016 WH10 06 Dec, 19:20 5.7 LD 10.5 km/s 17-38 m 2016 YD8 07 Dec, 03:33 9.07 LD 15.5 km/s 70-156 m 2016 XE 07 Dec, 08:42 1.47 LD 7 km/s 6-14 m 2018 XW2 07 Dec, 17:00 8.56 LD 13.5 km/s 22-48 m 2016 WQ8 08 Dec, 20:40 5.08 LD 13.9 km/s 32-71 m 2025 XN3 09 Dec, 04:37 9.16 LD 12.9 km/s 8-17 m 2016 XA 12 Dec, 01:30 7.2 LD 11.1 km/s 17-38 m 2016 XR23 12 Dec, 13:11 4.42 LD 5.9 km/s 24-53 m 481817 12 Dec, 14:53 15.23 LD 13.2 km/s 535-1,197 m 2017 AD21 12 Dec, 23:20 13.07 LD 3.8 km/s 10-23 m 2016 XW20 13 Dec, 00:18 1.79 LD 8.4 km/s 12-27 m 2016 YY 13 Dec, 05:14 15.01 LD 16 km/s 22-49 m 2016 XA21 13 Dec, 17:25 12.6 LD 5.8 km/s 18-41 m 2015 YA 13 Dec, 20:12 9.28 LD 8 km/s 9-20 m 2015 XX169 13 Dec, 20:23 7.46 LD 6.4 km/s 9-20 m 2025 YN1 14 Dec, 21:34 19.37 LD 12.8 km/s 16-35 m 2023 RS 15 Dec, 05:24 12.5 LD 11.1 km/s 1-2 m 2016 YH 15 Dec, 17:47 7.68 LD 8.8 km/s 19-42 m 2016 YK4 15 Dec, 20:11 5.38 LD 7.9 km/s 16-36 m 2016 YL3 16 Dec, 13:09 15.76 LD 10.4 km/s 23-52 m 2016 YE 16 Dec, 21:00 12.18 LD 4.7 km/s 18-39 m 2016 XK18 18 Dec, 22:01 5.85 LD 8.5 km/s 33-75 m 2017 AG3 19 Dec, 00:47 15.89 LD 10.7 km/s 22-49 m 2024 YM5 19 Dec, 15:02 16.45 LD 14.3 km/s 34-77 m 2017 BY32 20 Dec, 10:58 15.82 LD 3.3 km/s 14-30 m 2017 XQ60 20 Dec, 19:16 18.34 LD 15.9 km/s 33-75 m 2010 XN 21 Dec, 00:27 17.47 LD 11.7 km/s 39-87 m 481457 21 Dec, 07:55 18.86 LD 13.6 km/s 159-356 m 2016 YG 21 Dec, 15:41 11.7 LD 7.4 km/s 17-38 m 2015 YQ1 21 Dec, 16:29 6.36 LD 12 km/s 7-15 m 2016 YC13 21 Dec, 20:06 5.88 LD 13.2 km/s 12-28 m 2023 XU4 22 Dec, 04:54 12.68 LD 5.4 km/s 9-20 m 2016 YJ 22 Dec, 10:22 1.22 LD 9.4 km/s 10-23 m 2016 YY10 22 Dec, 14:23 8.97 LD 9.8 km/s 18-39 m 2016 YS 23 Dec, 03:02 3.92 LD 8.5 km/s 27-59 m 2016 XD2 23 Dec, 19:29 16.91 LD 7.3 km/s 41-92 m 2016 YQ 23 Dec, 23:36 12.24 LD 6.5 km/s 29-65 m 2017 AT20 24 Dec, 11:56 1.48 LD 8 km/s 10-22 m 2017 AD5 24 Dec, 14:59 10.59 LD 8.1 km/s 40-90 m 2016 YF 24 Dec, 20:53 8.68 LD 7.7 km/s 22-49 m 2017 AO4 26 Dec, 03:24 5.71 LD 7.8 km/s 28-62 m 2017 AH5 26 Dec, 09:37 8.18 LD 21.1 km/s 37-82 m 2016 YR 27 Dec, 05:00 7.17 LD 2.3 km/s 10-22 m 2017 AE3 28 Dec, 13:48 8.49 LD 19 km/s 111-248 m 2016 YM3 29 Dec, 03:06 4.41 LD 8.4 km/s 11-25 m 2012 YK 30 Dec, 01:58 16.87 LD 10.5 km/s 67-149 m 2017 AG5 30 Dec, 21:46 4.57 LD 8.6 km/s 88-197 m 2016 YH3 31 Dec, 09:00 14.54 LD 14.6 km/s 33-75 m 
