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Asteroid close approaches in December 2018

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

2018 XC 01 Dec, 02:53 6.45 LD 14.2 km/s 19-43 m 2018 WN 01 Dec, 11:49 14.85 LD 4.4 km/s 12-27 m 2018 WF2 01 Dec, 12:15 2.76 LD 11.4 km/s 6-12 m 2018 XE 01 Dec, 13:32 5.72 LD 8.3 km/s 21-47 m 2018 XD 01 Dec, 19:13 17.5 LD 16.1 km/s 63-142 m 2018 WV1 02 Dec, 03:11 0.09 LD 5.2 km/s 2-5 m 2018 XP4 02 Dec, 07:29 14.06 LD 22.7 km/s 37-82 m 2018 XS2 02 Dec, 08:16 15.23 LD 6.5 km/s 16-36 m 2018 TG6 02 Dec, 16:04 3.92 LD 1.4 km/s 9-21 m 2018 XG3 02 Dec, 17:24 12.67 LD 8.6 km/s 15-33 m 2018 XF 02 Dec, 17:26 7.84 LD 9.7 km/s 19-43 m 2018 XB 03 Dec, 14:19 2.06 LD 6.2 km/s 5-12 m 2025 XD 03 Dec, 17:12 19.45 LD 9.1 km/s 8-18 m 2018 WD2 04 Dec, 21:13 3.42 LD 7.6 km/s 15-34 m 2018 XG2 05 Dec, 01:51 5.59 LD 6.1 km/s 25-55 m 2018 XD4 05 Dec, 10:00 11.67 LD 17.1 km/s 23-52 m 2018 XV3 06 Dec, 05:57 16.72 LD 7.6 km/s 31-68 m 2018 XX2 06 Dec, 17:58 3.69 LD 11.7 km/s 16-36 m 2018 XQ2 06 Dec, 20:33 9.17 LD 3.4 km/s 6-14 m 2018 XG 07 Dec, 06:51 3.77 LD 9.2 km/s 12-26 m 2018 WX1 07 Dec, 09:09 4.82 LD 9 km/s 38-85 m 2018 XF2 07 Dec, 14:56 8.07 LD 10.3 km/s 15-33 m 2018 XW2 07 Dec, 21:35 12.63 LD 13.2 km/s 22-48 m 2018 XV2 08 Dec, 04:15 13.47 LD 6.4 km/s 18-41 m 2018 XP2 08 Dec, 21:50 1.01 LD 25.3 km/s 6-14 m 2018 XW 08 Dec, 22:00 9.22 LD 8.3 km/s 29-65 m 2018 XW3 09 Dec, 01:38 5.48 LD 12.8 km/s 14-31 m 2018 YA1 09 Dec, 12:32 6.85 LD 5.8 km/s 54-120 m 2001 XG1 10 Dec, 01:54 7.84 LD 14.2 km/s 61-136 m 2018 VX6 10 Dec, 02:29 16.48 LD 11.2 km/s 56-124 m 2018 XA2 10 Dec, 05:04 17.78 LD 6.2 km/s 12-26 m 2018 XX3 10 Dec, 18:57 1.25 LD 4.6 km/s 3-7 m 2018 YO 10 Dec, 21:57 2.66 LD 8 km/s 12-26 m 2002 XQ90 11 Dec, 01:08 18.03 LD 11.5 km/s 84-188 m 2018 XA4 11 Dec, 15:42 0.97 LD 12.8 km/s 4-9 m 2013 VX4 11 Dec, 15:57 3.49 LD 6.6 km/s 46-102 m 2018 XM2 12 Dec, 03:06 13.93 LD 12.9 km/s 22-49 m 2018 XT4 12 Dec, 06:01 14.51 LD 5.1 km/s 13-30 m 2018 XL1 12 Dec, 06:07 2.42 LD 6.2 km/s 11-24 m 2018 XJ1 13 Dec, 06:00 5.58 LD 6.3 km/s 14-31 m 2018 XF4 13 Dec, 06:55 7.57 LD 14.6 km/s 25-57 m 2018 XZ4 13 Dec, 13:41 11.94 LD 10 km/s 56-125 m 2015 XX169 13 Dec, 22:47 16.92 LD 5.8 km/s 9-20 m 2018 XE2 14 Dec, 06:45 10.63 LD 21.1 km/s 28-62 m 2018 XB5 14 Dec, 20:09 6.93 LD 15.2 km/s 38-86 m 2018 XG4 15 Dec, 01:27 2.72 LD 7.8 km/s 8-18 m 2018 VO9 15 Dec, 11:36 2.62 LD 2.9 km/s 11-25 m 2018 XH1 15 Dec, 19:53 11.59 LD 6.7 km/s 18-41 m 2018 XS4 16 Dec, 07:32 2.76 LD 8.6 km/s 24-54 m 2018 YM 16 Dec, 11:35 4.24 LD 22.5 km/s 10-23 m 2019 AM7 16 Dec, 22:50 10.06 LD 8 km/s 27-60 m 2022 YC 17 Dec, 04:24 2.28 LD 5 km/s 3-7 m 2018 YG2 17 Dec, 14:50 2.72 LD 12.6 km/s 17-38 m 2018 XR4 17 Dec, 22:59 5.32 LD 11.4 km/s 12-26 m 2025 YN 18 Dec, 05:39 18.24 LD 13.1 km/s 16-35 m 2018 YJ2 19 Dec, 22:58 18.15 LD 12.5 km/s 120-269 m 2019 AW 20 Dec, 08:25 16.96 LD 7.2 km/s 11-24 m 2018 XC4 21 Dec, 15:34 1.6 LD 7.8 km/s 15-33 m 2019 AU7 21 Dec, 17:46 15.03 LD 6.9 km/s 23-52 m 2017 XQ60 21 Dec, 20:40 10.73 LD 15.6 km/s 33-75 m 2019 AT 22 Dec, 00:47 7.63 LD 7.6 km/s 24-54 m 163899 22 Dec, 01:04 7.36 LD 6.2 km/s 818-1,828 m 2019 AL6 22 Dec, 14:00 6.57 LD 7.6 km/s 17-38 m 418849 23 Dec, 12:02 16.55 LD 17.6 km/s 214-479 m 2019 AP 23 Dec, 15:27 19.29 LD 7.8 km/s 18-39 m 2018 YK2 23 Dec, 21:12 8.01 LD 14.5 km/s 74-164 m 2019 AX4 24 Dec, 11:13 10.98 LD 10.6 km/s 37-82 m 2018 XN5 24 Dec, 18:17 2.96 LD 6.4 km/s 20-45 m 2019 BL 25 Dec, 18:13 15.15 LD 4.9 km/s 24-54 m 2018 XE4 26 Dec, 17:10 5.27 LD 9.5 km/s 14-31 m 2019 AQ2 26 Dec, 21:57 8 LD 5.8 km/s 20-45 m 2019 AJ12 27 Dec, 00:22 11.32 LD 10.1 km/s 20-45 m 2019 AS7 27 Dec, 03:46 17.89 LD 4.3 km/s 18-39 m 2018 YL2 27 Dec, 17:33 0.15 LD 11.9 km/s 4-8 m 2018 YO2 28 Dec, 06:27 0.51 LD 4.3 km/s 3-7 m 2019 AW2 28 Dec, 12:34 0.43 LD 14 km/s 22-50 m 2019 AT2 29 Dec, 03:49 9.21 LD 16.4 km/s 23-52 m 2007 HW4 29 Dec, 11:36 16.91 LD 28.1 km/s 51-113 m 2019 AY2 30 Dec, 04:23 11.79 LD 15.1 km/s 31-68 m 2018 YY2 30 Dec, 08:56 4.76 LD 10.2 km/s 18-39 m 2018 YM2 31 Dec, 01:09 6.4 LD 11.3 km/s 31-68 m 2019 AM11 31 Dec, 15:13 16.6 LD 15.9 km/s 37-82 m
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