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Asteroid close approaches in August 2020

93 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in August 2020 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2020 PA 01 Aug, 01:56 0.15 LD 9.1 km/s 5-10 m 2020 OO2 01 Aug, 06:10 14.85 LD 7.8 km/s 24-54 m 2020 PW1 02 Aug, 03:50 10.75 LD 7.8 km/s 14-31 m 2020 PJ 02 Aug, 16:54 11.17 LD 6.8 km/s 25-57 m 2020 PD3 02 Aug, 21:25 17.17 LD 12.6 km/s 25-57 m 2020 PN1 03 Aug, 08:18 9.8 LD 4.7 km/s 22-48 m 2020 PJ1 03 Aug, 09:32 11.86 LD 18.4 km/s 25-57 m 2018 BD 03 Aug, 23:19 7.41 LD 9.4 km/s 2-5 m 2020 PV2 04 Aug, 08:12 4.74 LD 4.9 km/s 8-19 m 2020 PS2 04 Aug, 08:15 10.96 LD 16.6 km/s 18-41 m 2020 PC2 04 Aug, 12:45 8.2 LD 10.1 km/s 13-30 m 2020 PU3 04 Aug, 13:32 2.05 LD 9.7 km/s 11-25 m 2009 PQ1 04 Aug, 19:50 13.77 LD 13.2 km/s 82-184 m 2020 OA6 04 Aug, 20:13 6.35 LD 10.4 km/s 16-36 m 2020 OG3 04 Aug, 22:27 7.09 LD 6 km/s 12-26 m 2020 QG1 04 Aug, 23:20 12.22 LD 6.8 km/s 12-27 m 2020 PM2 05 Aug, 08:29 5.27 LD 11.5 km/s 16-36 m 2020 QT2 05 Aug, 15:28 8.53 LD 10.8 km/s 20-45 m 2020 PC4 05 Aug, 21:06 6.85 LD 11.7 km/s 20-45 m 2020 PP1 05 Aug, 21:44 13.87 LD 3.4 km/s 12-27 m 2020 PT 06 Aug, 07:21 10.77 LD 7.6 km/s 21-47 m 2020 PG2 07 Aug, 09:39 16.47 LD 10.7 km/s 33-75 m 2020 PD2 07 Aug, 19:36 1.87 LD 9.7 km/s 8-17 m 2020 OL4 08 Aug, 19:28 9.5 LD 10.8 km/s 29-65 m 2020 QF3 09 Aug, 08:17 10.56 LD 10.2 km/s 19-43 m 2020 PV4 09 Aug, 15:59 3.81 LD 10.5 km/s 11-25 m 2020 QS2 09 Aug, 21:22 11.45 LD 2.9 km/s 10-23 m 2020 QB2 10 Aug, 01:46 5.4 LD 14.4 km/s 24-54 m 2020 PL1 10 Aug, 18:20 5.96 LD 8.3 km/s 7-15 m 2020 PC 11 Aug, 03:33 3.08 LD 1.8 km/s 7-15 m 2020 PX5 11 Aug, 08:45 0.59 LD 10.3 km/s 3-7 m 2020 PL2 11 Aug, 17:46 8.57 LD 20.9 km/s 65-145 m 2020 PO 12 Aug, 12:31 4.14 LD 14.5 km/s 16-36 m 2020 QJ5 12 Aug, 14:56 0.77 LD 9.9 km/s 12-27 m 2020 PW 12 Aug, 19:09 5.4 LD 13.7 km/s 18-41 m 2020 PK1 12 Aug, 19:10 2.46 LD 12.6 km/s 12-26 m 2020 PV 13 Aug, 09:20 10.61 LD 9.1 km/s 15-34 m 2020 QU1 13 Aug, 20:50 5.41 LD 11.1 km/s 11-25 m 2020 PW2 14 Aug, 04:25 0.73 LD 10.8 km/s 5-10 m 2020 QQ 14 Aug, 10:33 5.48 LD 16.5 km/s 10-22 m 2020 QH 14 Aug, 11:14 6.64 LD 11.5 km/s 21-47 m 2020 PT2 14 Aug, 21:21 6.86 LD 8.7 km/s 15-34 m 2025 TU1 15 Aug, 07:54 14.23 LD 8.4 km/s 13-30 m 2020 QJ 15 Aug, 17:33 4.13 LD 4.7 km/s 12-26 m 2020 QG 16 Aug, 04:09 0.02 LD 12.3 km/s 3-6 m 2020 PJ2 16 Aug, 05:02 5.05 LD 10 km/s 12-26 m 2020 QF1 16 Aug, 16:24 1.48 LD 13.3 km/s 5-11 m 2020 QV3 17 Aug, 00:09 16.29 LD 16.1 km/s 27-61 m 2020 QF2 18 Aug, 01:41 0.55 LD 10.8 km/s 7-16 m 2020 PU1 18 Aug, 02:22 6.21 LD 8.3 km/s 13-30 m 2020 QW 18 Aug, 04:55 4.6 LD 10.3 km/s 23-50 m 2020 QE1 18 Aug, 14:25 16.82 LD 6.4 km/s 13-29 m 2020 QY 18 Aug, 15:45 3.32 LD 16.1 km/s 25-57 m 2020 QC 18 Aug, 18:04 2.04 LD 18.8 km/s 9-20 m 2020 PS 19 Aug, 00:11 6.23 LD 8.8 km/s 33-75 m 2020 QU5 19 Aug, 19:38 18.07 LD 12.9 km/s 20-44 m 2020 QW3 20 Aug, 02:28 8.16 LD 18 km/s 22-49 m 2020 QO1 20 Aug, 22:17 3.68 LD 26.5 km/s 9-21 m 2020 PY2 20 Aug, 23:29 0.91 LD 16.8 km/s 13-30 m 2020 QY2 20 Aug, 23:50 0.17 LD 18.9 km/s 2-3 m 2020 PQ2 21 Aug, 03:38 4.56 LD 19.7 km/s 35-78 m 2020 QN4 21 Aug, 04:23 0.71 LD 7.7 km/s 5-11 m 2020 QP 21 Aug, 05:47 16.07 LD 24.7 km/s 42-94 m 2023 BU 21 Aug, 06:05 7.79 LD 2.2 km/s 3-7 m 2020 RQ4 21 Aug, 16:37 11.52 LD 6.8 km/s 15-34 m 2020 QQ4 22 Aug, 23:18 0.8 LD 7.6 km/s 5-10 m 2020 QF 23 Aug, 01:21 8.98 LD 6.9 km/s 9-21 m 2020 QR5 23 Aug, 04:20 0.83 LD 6.9 km/s 9-20 m 2020 QT4 23 Aug, 07:45 5.38 LD 8.3 km/s 22-49 m 2020 FA1 23 Aug, 18:49 18.32 LD 1.9 km/s 14-32 m 2020 QD1 23 Aug, 20:07 10.1 LD 13.5 km/s 12-26 m 2020 RQ 23 Aug, 23:54 7.95 LD 10 km/s 19-43 m 2020 PP3 24 Aug, 00:59 16.11 LD 9.5 km/s 27-59 m 2020 QH6 24 Aug, 10:40 3.97 LD 8.6 km/s 7-16 m 2020 PJ6 24 Aug, 22:36 13.82 LD 3.3 km/s 20-45 m 2020 QE5 24 Aug, 23:43 17.8 LD 9.1 km/s 21-47 m 2016 AH164 26 Aug, 08:37 15.48 LD 5.6 km/s 3-7 m 2020 PF3 26 Aug, 15:07 6.42 LD 9.6 km/s 18-41 m 2020 QK111 26 Aug, 21:31 0.35 LD 12 km/s 3-7 m 2020 QQ2 27 Aug, 03:15 8.55 LD 6.2 km/s 12-27 m 2020 RF8 27 Aug, 16:18 9.44 LD 12.4 km/s 20-44 m 2020 QA6 27 Aug, 19:41 6.32 LD 5.8 km/s 15-34 m 2020 RX 28 Aug, 10:28 17.76 LD 19.6 km/s 42-94 m 2020 QV6 28 Aug, 13:54 9.91 LD 20.9 km/s 89-199 m 2020 RR8 28 Aug, 15:03 14.79 LD 2.5 km/s 14-31 m 2020 RO4 28 Aug, 20:11 12.42 LD 15 km/s 22-49 m 2020 RA 30 Aug, 09:06 11.61 LD 11.7 km/s 37-82 m 2020 RB4 30 Aug, 15:13 7.16 LD 2 km/s 3-7 m 2020 RR4 30 Aug, 16:38 1.51 LD 13.2 km/s 18-39 m 2020 QX6 31 Aug, 04:14 1.24 LD 9.8 km/s 5-10 m 2020 RR1 31 Aug, 05:41 16.75 LD 27.4 km/s 36-81 m 2020 RL 31 Aug, 14:20 14.87 LD 7.7 km/s 25-57 m 2020 RS 31 Aug, 18:13 8.96 LD 6.2 km/s 22-49 m
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