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Asteroid close approaches in May 2019

86 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in May 2019 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2019 HO3 01 May, 10:17 13.71 LD 18.6 km/s 51-113 m 2019 JY1 01 May, 15:00 2.94 LD 6.6 km/s 6-14 m 2019 HK 01 May, 19:36 12.7 LD 12.9 km/s 38-86 m 2019 HW3 01 May, 22:56 15.92 LD 8.6 km/s 27-59 m 2019 JU1 02 May, 02:38 7.44 LD 8.1 km/s 32-71 m 2019 JU5 02 May, 05:00 9.4 LD 5.5 km/s 42-93 m 2019 HM4 02 May, 08:36 8.37 LD 7.9 km/s 14-30 m 2019 JV1 02 May, 11:24 9.53 LD 17.6 km/s 68-151 m 2019 JX1 02 May, 12:39 0.47 LD 14.5 km/s 4-9 m 2019 JE5 02 May, 18:02 12.38 LD 10.6 km/s 18-40 m 2019 JH5 03 May, 08:16 4.89 LD 16.2 km/s 21-47 m 2019 HP 03 May, 15:22 9.28 LD 5.7 km/s 18-41 m 2024 JP 04 May, 03:09 11.51 LD 4 km/s 10-22 m 2019 JZ2 04 May, 09:12 1.33 LD 20 km/s 11-25 m 2019 HV3 04 May, 09:52 12.35 LD 10.9 km/s 40-90 m 2018 KK1 05 May, 16:10 13.48 LD 13.9 km/s 52-116 m 2019 JY2 05 May, 17:12 0.38 LD 8.1 km/s 3-7 m 2019 JE 05 May, 19:05 2.47 LD 7.2 km/s 15-34 m 2019 JX5 06 May, 00:34 4.31 LD 9.7 km/s 14-31 m 2019 JT2 06 May, 19:17 6.76 LD 15.9 km/s 20-45 m 2019 JZ7 07 May, 07:43 6.66 LD 20.5 km/s 40-90 m 2019 HQ3 07 May, 19:31 15.66 LD 12.7 km/s 22-49 m 2019 JV5 08 May, 14:16 1.25 LD 11.3 km/s 7-16 m 2019 JM 09 May, 12:52 3.92 LD 7.6 km/s 11-24 m 2017 RC 09 May, 17:10 14.25 LD 10.6 km/s 7-16 m 2022 WQ9 09 May, 19:40 17.29 LD 7.5 km/s 5-11 m 528159 09 May, 22:03 14.54 LD 5.3 km/s 133-298 m 2019 JN3 10 May, 00:22 6.43 LD 6.7 km/s 10-23 m 2019 JJ3 10 May, 17:38 1.96 LD 9.7 km/s 8-19 m 2019 JV2 11 May, 02:04 18.08 LD 16.3 km/s 67-149 m 2019 JL 12 May, 08:46 14.3 LD 9.2 km/s 16-36 m 2018 VX8 12 May, 08:55 6.16 LD 15.5 km/s 84-189 m 2019 JO2 12 May, 09:53 3.64 LD 10.8 km/s 19-43 m 2022 JV1 12 May, 13:06 1.94 LD 6.5 km/s 8-19 m 2019 JV7 12 May, 13:10 7.59 LD 9.1 km/s 15-33 m 2019 JM3 12 May, 18:01 10.76 LD 20.3 km/s 27-59 m 2019 JW7 13 May, 10:28 7.76 LD 20 km/s 22-49 m 2019 JR5 13 May, 11:15 11.08 LD 25 km/s 31-68 m 2019 JK3 13 May, 22:03 3.15 LD 10.7 km/s 12-27 m 2019 JP144 13 May, 23:05 0.88 LD 15.4 km/s 9-19 m 2019 JW5 13 May, 23:09 2.34 LD 11.5 km/s 9-20 m 2019 JO3 14 May, 15:02 18.41 LD 10.8 km/s 33-75 m 2019 LE1 14 May, 23:44 9.95 LD 5 km/s 14-31 m 2019 JN2 15 May, 02:15 7.04 LD 6.8 km/s 20-44 m 2019 JB8 15 May, 19:55 10.32 LD 22.1 km/s 32-71 m 2019 JN5 16 May, 00:05 4.43 LD 13.1 km/s 20-45 m 2019 JH7 16 May, 00:06 0.19 LD 9.6 km/s 3-7 m 2019 KF2 16 May, 21:04 11.47 LD 4.2 km/s 24-54 m 2019 JG1 17 May, 01:55 5.56 LD 8.1 km/s 13-28 m 2012 KT12 17 May, 14:41 4.14 LD 4 km/s 12-26 m 2019 GT1 17 May, 23:38 6.09 LD 3.9 km/s 26-58 m 2019 KD4 18 May, 13:45 5.84 LD 4.3 km/s 7-15 m 2019 JR1 18 May, 17:46 16.13 LD 10 km/s 35-77 m 2019 JY7 18 May, 22:50 3.01 LD 7.7 km/s 8-17 m 2019 KD 19 May, 10:30 14 LD 4.9 km/s 54-120 m 2022 JO 19 May, 18:17 14.36 LD 6.9 km/s 18-41 m 2019 JB1 20 May, 03:23 16.76 LD 26 km/s 173-387 m 2019 KW 20 May, 07:15 1.81 LD 7.2 km/s 11-25 m 2019 JL3 20 May, 07:33 2.48 LD 8.8 km/s 28-62 m 2021 TQ1 22 May, 08:53 10.22 LD 4.9 km/s 6-14 m 2019 KN5 22 May, 19:15 3.23 LD 6.1 km/s 10-22 m 2019 KN2 22 May, 19:53 4.15 LD 3.4 km/s 10-23 m 2019 KM 23 May, 15:38 9.12 LD 10.1 km/s 37-82 m 2019 JF7 24 May, 01:55 14.67 LD 11 km/s 27-60 m 2021 VX22 24 May, 14:56 11.94 LD 3.1 km/s 2-5 m 2019 KD2 24 May, 21:23 14.1 LD 9.6 km/s 28-62 m 2019 KX 25 May, 05:19 10.49 LD 9.6 km/s 17-38 m 2015 KQ18 25 May, 14:22 10.71 LD 13.1 km/s 22-50 m 2019 KL 25 May, 15:44 2.05 LD 14.4 km/s 14-31 m 66391 25 May, 23:05 13.48 LD 21.5 km/s 1,249-2,793 m 2019 LO 25 May, 23:09 3.13 LD 8.3 km/s 8-18 m 2019 KK3 26 May, 04:53 8.47 LD 4.5 km/s 10-23 m 2019 JD8 26 May, 20:31 14.61 LD 14.7 km/s 32-72 m 2019 KN 26 May, 20:59 3.97 LD 10.3 km/s 16-36 m 2021 JX 27 May, 19:43 14.79 LD 6.4 km/s 9-20 m 2019 KT 28 May, 03:48 0.85 LD 11.6 km/s 13-28 m 2003 LH 28 May, 11:20 15.58 LD 7.4 km/s 24-54 m 2019 JH8 28 May, 15:39 9.03 LD 6.9 km/s 16-36 m 2019 KV 29 May, 12:27 7.03 LD 5.6 km/s 14-32 m 2019 KH 29 May, 18:26 15.31 LD 9.8 km/s 36-81 m 2019 LT1 30 May, 02:33 9.54 LD 8.5 km/s 14-31 m 2019 KJ4 30 May, 09:50 6.7 LD 4.6 km/s 9-20 m 2011 HP 30 May, 10:48 12.26 LD 8.4 km/s 97-216 m 2019 KG2 30 May, 15:10 2.65 LD 12 km/s 18-39 m 2019 KJ2 31 May, 02:40 13.67 LD 1.7 km/s 10-22 m 2020 XW3 31 May, 18:21 9.69 LD 5 km/s 19-43 m
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