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Asteroid close approaches in December 2017

94 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in December 2017 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2022 YW2 01 Dec, 22:17 17.6 LD 9.1 km/s 15-34 m 2008 WM61 02 Dec, 11:52 3.67 LD 4.7 km/s 13-28 m 2017 WH16 03 Dec, 05:36 17.34 LD 15.2 km/s 19-43 m 2020 TB9 03 Dec, 08:44 9.4 LD 4.8 km/s 19-43 m 2017 WZ27 03 Dec, 15:02 13.54 LD 4.2 km/s 8-19 m 2017 XE1 04 Dec, 13:47 7.81 LD 20.6 km/s 18-41 m 2017 WS13 05 Dec, 13:36 9.45 LD 11.3 km/s 32-71 m 2017 XN60 05 Dec, 23:09 3.11 LD 7.1 km/s 20-45 m 2020 CD3 06 Dec, 09:22 0.65 LD 1.7 km/s 1-3 m 2023 XP 06 Dec, 10:42 19.45 LD 8.9 km/s 16-36 m 2017 WF28 06 Dec, 21:02 17.58 LD 7.6 km/s 15-33 m 2017 YU8 07 Dec, 19:33 17.13 LD 8 km/s 20-44 m 2018 XW2 07 Dec, 20:32 9.68 LD 13.4 km/s 22-48 m 2017 XE 07 Dec, 23:21 3.96 LD 6.2 km/s 15-33 m 2017 XS 08 Dec, 04:29 7.39 LD 10.6 km/s 77-171 m 2017 WV12 09 Dec, 21:42 3.43 LD 10.6 km/s 22-49 m 2017 XU61 09 Dec, 22:41 10.64 LD 13.9 km/s 15-33 m 2017 XZ2 10 Dec, 00:13 3.89 LD 8.2 km/s 9-21 m 2017 XE2 10 Dec, 18:26 11.03 LD 9.9 km/s 23-52 m 2017 YB2 11 Dec, 00:46 17.45 LD 7.2 km/s 28-62 m 2017 YB1 11 Dec, 06:02 9.3 LD 7.8 km/s 11-25 m 2017 XS60 12 Dec, 04:47 12.76 LD 19.1 km/s 15-34 m 2017 WE13 12 Dec, 06:42 16.27 LD 5.3 km/s 21-47 m 2017 VS14 12 Dec, 07:33 15.78 LD 2.8 km/s 12-26 m 2017 XU60 13 Dec, 04:50 8.98 LD 10.2 km/s 10-23 m 2017 WJ28 13 Dec, 06:03 12.8 LD 6 km/s 16-36 m 2017 XZ61 13 Dec, 17:56 3.89 LD 17.7 km/s 28-62 m 2015 XX169 14 Dec, 00:07 9.71 LD 6.3 km/s 9-20 m 2006 XY 14 Dec, 12:50 3.35 LD 4.9 km/s 38-86 m 2017 YR8 14 Dec, 13:53 12.63 LD 12.8 km/s 43-96 m 2017 XY2 15 Dec, 06:33 4.51 LD 8.2 km/s 10-22 m 2017 XK1 15 Dec, 07:55 6.14 LD 12.2 km/s 24-54 m 2017 YM1 15 Dec, 12:44 1.52 LD 11.1 km/s 24-54 m 2017 XR2 15 Dec, 14:18 12.13 LD 9.5 km/s 33-75 m 2017 XD2 15 Dec, 17:12 14.39 LD 12.3 km/s 53-119 m 2017 YD1 15 Dec, 22:53 1.77 LD 3 km/s 3-6 m 2017 VT14 17 Dec, 01:57 3.83 LD 10.4 km/s 64-143 m 2017 YE1 17 Dec, 06:33 16.28 LD 6.2 km/s 28-62 m 2017 YV8 17 Dec, 13:47 2.41 LD 7.8 km/s 9-21 m 2017 XT60 17 Dec, 22:00 7.93 LD 7 km/s 9-20 m 2017 XW60 18 Dec, 00:11 5.16 LD 8.8 km/s 7-16 m 2017 YH1 18 Dec, 00:27 2.39 LD 14.6 km/s 150-336 m 2017 YJ1 18 Dec, 03:55 1.04 LD 10.3 km/s 9-20 m 2017 XW61 18 Dec, 04:33 3.11 LD 11.7 km/s 21-47 m 2017 YL1 18 Dec, 12:23 7.65 LD 14.4 km/s 29-65 m 2017 XX61 18 Dec, 14:50 8.16 LD 15.6 km/s 13-28 m 2017 XY61 19 Dec, 09:41 2.51 LD 13.9 km/s 15-34 m 2011 YD29 19 Dec, 14:46 18.06 LD 7.7 km/s 15-33 m 2017 YW3 19 Dec, 17:50 4.84 LD 2.9 km/s 13-30 m 2017 YN1 20 Dec, 01:54 8.37 LD 8.1 km/s 16-36 m 2017 YT1 20 Dec, 04:25 8.01 LD 21.1 km/s 29-65 m 2017 YP1 20 Dec, 14:20 5.65 LD 13.6 km/s 19-43 m 2017 YO3 20 Dec, 14:35 2.08 LD 8.2 km/s 6-14 m 2017 YC6 20 Dec, 16:16 9.62 LD 14.6 km/s 18-39 m 2017 WX12 21 Dec, 05:53 10.01 LD 11.4 km/s 100-224 m 2017 XR60 21 Dec, 09:01 12.96 LD 6.2 km/s 32-71 m 2017 XQ60 21 Dec, 09:37 13.36 LD 15.7 km/s 33-75 m 2023 YB 21 Dec, 19:04 16.52 LD 10.6 km/s 21-46 m 2017 YO5 21 Dec, 23:21 1.43 LD 7.4 km/s 16-36 m 2017 YF8 22 Dec, 03:27 5.83 LD 7.5 km/s 18-41 m 2017 YE 22 Dec, 08:36 2.88 LD 4.7 km/s 5-11 m 2017 TS3 22 Dec, 09:57 18.07 LD 10.2 km/s 98-219 m 418849 22 Dec, 10:15 15.25 LD 17.4 km/s 214-479 m 2015 YQ1 22 Dec, 14:33 17.29 LD 11.1 km/s 7-15 m 2017 YW 22 Dec, 19:07 7.9 LD 8.3 km/s 12-27 m 2017 YE8 22 Dec, 19:44 10.08 LD 13.5 km/s 21-47 m 2017 YK5 24 Dec, 06:34 13.69 LD 13.1 km/s 41-92 m 2017 YH7 24 Dec, 07:19 16.37 LD 13.8 km/s 29-65 m 2017 YL14 24 Dec, 13:14 4.49 LD 6.5 km/s 6-14 m 2017 YK14 24 Dec, 14:07 1.9 LD 3 km/s 6-13 m 2017 YS1 24 Dec, 16:45 1.93 LD 3.4 km/s 4-10 m 2017 WZ14 24 Dec, 21:18 7.62 LD 4.9 km/s 25-57 m 2017 YR3 25 Dec, 13:39 8.47 LD 6.5 km/s 23-52 m 2017 YM14 25 Dec, 16:00 1.52 LD 18.8 km/s 8-17 m 2017 YR4 25 Dec, 18:07 18.3 LD 6.7 km/s 35-78 m 2017 YQ1 26 Dec, 13:25 5.13 LD 21.1 km/s 32-72 m 2017 YV4 26 Dec, 13:57 17.29 LD 9 km/s 29-65 m 2018 BH1 26 Dec, 14:16 6.51 LD 13 km/s 26-58 m 2018 AY 26 Dec, 16:45 16.85 LD 13.5 km/s 61-136 m 2017 YQ6 27 Dec, 02:21 1.89 LD 12.3 km/s 7-15 m 2017 YD2 27 Dec, 02:41 2.24 LD 8.3 km/s 5-11 m 2017 YZ4 28 Dec, 15:50 0.58 LD 9.6 km/s 6-14 m 2018 BG11 28 Dec, 18:11 8.6 LD 4.4 km/s 9-20 m 2017 YB6 29 Dec, 00:53 6.03 LD 12.3 km/s 8-18 m 2017 YP6 29 Dec, 02:07 14.19 LD 16 km/s 26-58 m 2017 XG1 29 Dec, 20:21 16.28 LD 9.9 km/s 28-63 m 2022 OT 29 Dec, 20:29 14.77 LD 7.8 km/s 7-16 m 2017 QL33 30 Dec, 05:12 13.25 LD 8.2 km/s 143-321 m 2017 YU1 30 Dec, 07:22 7.74 LD 7.6 km/s 15-34 m 2017 YE7 30 Dec, 17:47 0.8 LD 20.2 km/s 5-12 m 2018 BF11 31 Dec, 08:27 12.1 LD 5.5 km/s 13-30 m 2023 BP2 31 Dec, 12:35 4.7 LD 7.1 km/s 19-41 m 2018 AG3 31 Dec, 12:43 13 LD 7.1 km/s 17-38 m 2017 YL5 31 Dec, 20:33 16.37 LD 19.7 km/s 46-103 m
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