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Asteroid close approaches in May 2018

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

2018 JH1 01 May, 17:15 7.9 LD 14.3 km/s 23-52 m 2018 HB1 02 May, 18:16 10.09 LD 9.2 km/s 28-62 m 2018 JR1 03 May, 09:52 6.74 LD 14 km/s 20-45 m 2014 JR25 04 May, 05:04 6.49 LD 15 km/s 58-130 m 2018 JO1 04 May, 06:38 11.49 LD 7.5 km/s 27-59 m 2018 HR1 04 May, 19:03 17.4 LD 16.5 km/s 37-84 m 2018 JU2 06 May, 05:25 3.59 LD 5.8 km/s 5-11 m 2018 JD 06 May, 11:38 3.49 LD 8.1 km/s 12-27 m 2018 JW 06 May, 15:59 8.98 LD 11.8 km/s 18-39 m 2018 JM2 06 May, 23:20 7.79 LD 9 km/s 21-46 m 2018 JB 06 May, 23:21 5.2 LD 8.3 km/s 17-38 m 1999 FN19 07 May, 13:57 9.65 LD 5.7 km/s 84-188 m 2018 KV1 07 May, 19:49 19.1 LD 9.2 km/s 33-75 m 2016 JQ5 08 May, 06:31 5.94 LD 10.4 km/s 6-14 m 2018 JK2 09 May, 06:37 9.44 LD 5.8 km/s 18-41 m 388945 09 May, 10:06 6.48 LD 9 km/s 217-485 m 2018 JP 09 May, 13:03 2.08 LD 7.4 km/s 9-20 m 2020 CD3 09 May, 13:48 0.07 LD 5.5 km/s 1-3 m 2018 JJ 10 May, 17:49 13.04 LD 12.7 km/s 38-86 m 2018 JH3 10 May, 19:59 11.06 LD 19 km/s 28-62 m 2018 JF2 11 May, 01:07 13.24 LD 8.3 km/s 40-90 m 2018 KE2 11 May, 01:56 13.19 LD 10.8 km/s 18-41 m 2018 GR2 11 May, 05:06 13.31 LD 9.8 km/s 84-187 m 2018 JZ 11 May, 09:05 4.33 LD 13.2 km/s 10-23 m 2018 JG3 11 May, 14:28 2.84 LD 13.4 km/s 17-38 m 2018 KJ 12 May, 03:05 11.19 LD 9.9 km/s 11-24 m 2016 HP6 13 May, 01:05 2.16 LD 5.6 km/s 22-49 m 2018 KK1 13 May, 08:26 15.68 LD 12.5 km/s 52-116 m 2018 KC 13 May, 13:45 3.06 LD 10.3 km/s 8-19 m 2018 JA1 13 May, 16:07 4.43 LD 5.8 km/s 18-41 m 2018 KO1 13 May, 23:05 3.89 LD 12.8 km/s 27-60 m 2018 JL1 14 May, 05:02 7.42 LD 5.7 km/s 12-27 m 2018 JY 14 May, 16:07 8.78 LD 10.6 km/s 38-86 m 2018 KO 15 May, 01:24 13.79 LD 11.5 km/s 16-36 m 523586 15 May, 02:38 13.24 LD 10 km/s 101-225 m 2018 JX1 15 May, 09:15 9.34 LD 7.7 km/s 13-30 m 2015 KJ19 15 May, 10:20 18.87 LD 23.5 km/s 84-187 m 2010 WC9 15 May, 22:05 0.53 LD 12.8 km/s 49-110 m 2018 JX 16 May, 07:12 3.88 LD 13 km/s 56-124 m 2018 KU 16 May, 12:52 7.56 LD 7.8 km/s 14-31 m 2021 JN10 17 May, 09:14 2.91 LD 14.5 km/s 25-56 m 2018 JC 17 May, 22:21 17.59 LD 9.3 km/s 56-124 m 2018 KX2 18 May, 02:14 11.06 LD 7.9 km/s 19-43 m 2018 GL1 18 May, 02:21 14.25 LD 5.2 km/s 48-107 m 2022 KK2 19 May, 02:17 4.32 LD 15.3 km/s 6-12 m 2018 KN 19 May, 03:17 10.93 LD 7.5 km/s 20-45 m 2018 KD2 19 May, 11:07 2.24 LD 13.3 km/s 19-42 m 2018 JL2 19 May, 20:18 10.88 LD 13.5 km/s 29-65 m 2018 KQ 19 May, 23:04 8.7 LD 7.7 km/s 8-19 m 2018 JG1 20 May, 00:51 5.29 LD 8.3 km/s 33-75 m 2018 KK 21 May, 02:49 12.05 LD 9.1 km/s 24-54 m 2018 KF1 21 May, 08:53 2.24 LD 8.6 km/s 18-41 m 2018 KU2 21 May, 10:59 3.13 LD 7.5 km/s 12-26 m 2025 KT1 21 May, 18:18 16.76 LD 10.4 km/s 10-22 m 2018 KS 22 May, 04:02 2.05 LD 7.7 km/s 7-16 m 2018 JK 22 May, 12:13 16.28 LD 12.5 km/s 61-136 m 2018 KT2 23 May, 01:49 2.48 LD 8.6 km/s 11-25 m 2018 KW1 23 May, 11:57 0.39 LD 7.3 km/s 3-7 m 2018 KW2 23 May, 22:33 10.21 LD 12.4 km/s 32-72 m 2018 KC4 24 May, 14:57 2.39 LD 11.4 km/s 15-33 m 2018 KP2 24 May, 18:39 11.74 LD 13.2 km/s 35-78 m 2023 KQ1 25 May, 16:16 14.82 LD 18 km/s 24-54 m 2018 JG2 25 May, 22:30 18.4 LD 6.9 km/s 44-99 m 2018 KY2 26 May, 05:25 0.78 LD 12.2 km/s 10-22 m 2021 JQ3 26 May, 14:52 13.54 LD 13.8 km/s 42-94 m 2018 LE1 28 May, 12:55 1.59 LD 5.9 km/s 8-19 m 2018 KR 28 May, 19:01 15.68 LD 4 km/s 14-31 m 68347 29 May, 02:46 9.5 LD 13.3 km/s 276-617 m 2018 KN2 29 May, 15:11 6.1 LD 8 km/s 21-47 m 2018 LM 29 May, 22:30 5.07 LD 5.1 km/s 23-52 m 2018 LV2 30 May, 06:03 17.24 LD 8.2 km/s 23-52 m 2021 JW2 30 May, 07:22 7.95 LD 4.4 km/s 8-18 m 2024 XP16 30 May, 11:56 14.45 LD 5.8 km/s 6-13 m 2018 LL 31 May, 03:00 3.93 LD 28.6 km/s 32-71 m 2013 LE7 31 May, 05:05 17.74 LD 1.7 km/s 8-19 m
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