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Asteroid close approaches in January 2018

81 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in January 2018 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2017 YD 01 Jan, 00:10 18.97 LD 4.1 km/s 21-47 m 2018 AH 02 Jan, 04:25 0.77 LD 13.8 km/s 77-173 m 2012 BN1 02 Jan, 10:37 18.62 LD 4.6 km/s 21-47 m 2017 YD7 03 Jan, 00:40 4.73 LD 10.5 km/s 9-21 m 2018 AK3 04 Jan, 02:25 10.05 LD 7.5 km/s 19-43 m 2021 AZ5 04 Jan, 03:16 16.12 LD 8.7 km/s 7-15 m 2018 AY3 05 Jan, 05:14 12.61 LD 7.3 km/s 11-24 m 2018 AJ3 05 Jan, 12:15 7.58 LD 3 km/s 8-17 m 2017 YJ7 07 Jan, 02:09 11.81 LD 5.7 km/s 15-33 m 2017 YK7 07 Jan, 19:09 10.58 LD 10.7 km/s 33-73 m 2017 YX4 08 Jan, 07:54 14.9 LD 7.3 km/s 49-110 m 2017 XT61 08 Jan, 20:27 11.3 LD 10.8 km/s 61-136 m 2018 AY11 08 Jan, 22:28 17.16 LD 19.3 km/s 24-54 m 2018 AR2 09 Jan, 16:54 14.73 LD 7.3 km/s 21-47 m 2018 AT18 09 Jan, 18:27 4.47 LD 6.7 km/s 8-18 m 2018 AA4 10 Jan, 03:30 3.53 LD 10.6 km/s 18-39 m 2018 AJ13 10 Jan, 09:05 16.48 LD 17.8 km/s 28-63 m 2018 AP2 10 Jan, 11:48 18.78 LD 10 km/s 31-68 m 2018 AW11 10 Jan, 19:59 7.09 LD 6.6 km/s 18-39 m 2018 AU18 10 Jan, 21:34 1.87 LD 9.6 km/s 8-19 m 2018 AT2 11 Jan, 01:10 1.83 LD 7.2 km/s 8-17 m 2018 AE4 11 Jan, 10:04 10.57 LD 13.1 km/s 31-68 m 2003 UO12 11 Jan, 17:54 10.34 LD 10.3 km/s 44-99 m 2018 AC12 12 Jan, 03:47 13.33 LD 7.8 km/s 22-49 m 2018 AZ11 12 Jan, 23:55 15.69 LD 9.5 km/s 19-43 m 2018 BO5 13 Jan, 09:51 8.64 LD 12.1 km/s 15-33 m 2018 BG5 14 Jan, 04:54 11.36 LD 8.1 km/s 41-91 m 2017 YU3 14 Jan, 10:52 18.22 LD 13.1 km/s 44-99 m 2018 AS2 14 Jan, 11:18 1.16 LD 7.7 km/s 5-11 m 2018 AU2 14 Jan, 12:17 2.73 LD 9.3 km/s 9-20 m 2018 BB 15 Jan, 06:30 10.91 LD 8.9 km/s 27-59 m 2018 AA12 15 Jan, 07:23 16.49 LD 7.6 km/s 28-63 m 2018 BW 15 Jan, 15:13 0.43 LD 6.9 km/s 6-14 m 2018 AT11 15 Jan, 23:07 10.82 LD 6.9 km/s 27-59 m 2018 BW1 16 Jan, 06:45 8.67 LD 6.3 km/s 10-23 m 2018 BR1 16 Jan, 13:22 0.34 LD 8.9 km/s 3-7 m 2018 AM2 16 Jan, 15:32 12.12 LD 13.5 km/s 18-41 m 2018 BB3 17 Jan, 02:38 4.76 LD 21.7 km/s 19-43 m 2018 AG4 17 Jan, 10:41 1.4 LD 9.2 km/s 16-36 m 2018 BA 17 Jan, 21:51 17.24 LD 12.9 km/s 27-59 m 2018 BD 18 Jan, 15:43 0.1 LD 10 km/s 2-5 m 2018 AF1 18 Jan, 20:52 12.38 LD 24.5 km/s 66-149 m 2018 BF3 19 Jan, 03:00 0.63 LD 13.5 km/s 17-38 m 2018 BF5 19 Jan, 12:00 8.76 LD 10.1 km/s 38-86 m 2018 BC 19 Jan, 20:23 0.73 LD 2.7 km/s 4-8 m 2018 BX 19 Jan, 23:00 0.73 LD 5.8 km/s 4-9 m 2018 BQ5 20 Jan, 01:43 5.11 LD 9.3 km/s 9-20 m 2018 BP3 20 Jan, 03:29 1.19 LD 7.1 km/s 5-10 m 2018 BX5 20 Jan, 10:10 1.67 LD 8 km/s 4-10 m 2018 BH3 20 Jan, 10:11 4.14 LD 9.1 km/s 22-49 m 2018 BD5 20 Jan, 10:39 6.61 LD 8.6 km/s 17-38 m 2018 BL11 20 Jan, 19:55 0.79 LD 11.5 km/s 6-14 m 2018 BY5 20 Jan, 20:48 6.45 LD 12.7 km/s 16-36 m 2023 BH2 21 Jan, 22:06 2.39 LD 9.4 km/s 9-19 m 2018 BF6 21 Jan, 22:09 6.64 LD 18.5 km/s 20-45 m 306383 22 Jan, 18:58 14.32 LD 17.4 km/s 132-295 m 2018 BZ5 22 Jan, 23:26 6.81 LD 12.3 km/s 17-38 m 2018 AK12 23 Jan, 05:07 6.99 LD 22.4 km/s 24-55 m 2018 BT1 23 Jan, 05:36 15.28 LD 16.7 km/s 65-145 m 2018 BM6 23 Jan, 06:28 10.13 LD 5.2 km/s 13-28 m 2018 AV11 23 Jan, 10:02 11.08 LD 9.1 km/s 25-57 m 2018 AJ 23 Jan, 12:25 4.65 LD 5.6 km/s 33-73 m 2018 BJ6 23 Jan, 21:38 3.07 LD 3.7 km/s 5-12 m 2018 BN6 24 Jan, 09:29 0.94 LD 10.3 km/s 12-26 m 2018 BG1 24 Jan, 16:01 10.86 LD 7.3 km/s 20-44 m 2018 BP1 24 Jan, 16:02 19.04 LD 8.1 km/s 32-71 m 2018 BA3 24 Jan, 21:41 3.01 LD 8 km/s 14-31 m 2018 BR6 25 Jan, 09:54 18.09 LD 7.8 km/s 15-33 m 2018 BU6 26 Jan, 01:14 4.77 LD 15.8 km/s 29-65 m 2018 AL12 26 Jan, 02:26 8.12 LD 19.6 km/s 28-62 m 2018 BM5 26 Jan, 08:17 4.83 LD 9.1 km/s 9-20 m 2018 CQ3 26 Jan, 15:00 14.68 LD 3.3 km/s 24-54 m 2018 BT6 26 Jan, 21:52 18.23 LD 26.4 km/s 145-324 m 2018 BU1 27 Jan, 05:00 3.06 LD 11.3 km/s 32-71 m 2018 BQ 27 Jan, 14:55 9.27 LD 3.4 km/s 19-43 m 2018 BS6 28 Jan, 08:15 7.22 LD 11 km/s 28-62 m 2021 LD6 28 Jan, 10:15 18.48 LD 4.3 km/s 10-22 m 2018 BE6 30 Jan, 09:03 3.4 LD 17 km/s 33-75 m 2018 CK 30 Jan, 15:32 1.77 LD 14.6 km/s 13-30 m 2018 BQ6 30 Jan, 16:42 3.61 LD 10.2 km/s 8-19 m 2018 CH 30 Jan, 23:45 4.63 LD 10.4 km/s 14-31 m
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