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Asteroid close approaches in August 2021

80 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in August 2021 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2021 PH2 01 Aug, 09:49 8.17 LD 18.3 km/s 130-290 m 2021 PF9 01 Aug, 17:55 7.54 LD 3.2 km/s 5-12 m 2022 OW3 02 Aug, 00:19 17.09 LD 7.1 km/s 14-31 m 2021 OE1 02 Aug, 09:13 6.24 LD 9.8 km/s 15-34 m 2021 PA15 02 Aug, 09:27 4.63 LD 8.7 km/s 16-35 m 2021 PC 02 Aug, 12:42 0.43 LD 11.8 km/s 12-27 m 2021 OZ 02 Aug, 12:56 13.92 LD 9 km/s 56-125 m 2021 PL132 02 Aug, 17:20 0.91 LD 12.7 km/s 6-14 m 2020 PN1 03 Aug, 15:12 9.59 LD 4.6 km/s 22-48 m 2021 NL4 03 Aug, 15:25 12.75 LD 10.1 km/s 52-115 m 2020 PP1 03 Aug, 23:04 12.91 LD 3.6 km/s 12-27 m 2021 OB1 04 Aug, 07:23 10.2 LD 10.3 km/s 19-42 m 2021 PW4 04 Aug, 15:11 11.47 LD 6.6 km/s 28-62 m 2024 CZ 05 Aug, 03:19 14.19 LD 5.8 km/s 13-28 m 2021 PY4 05 Aug, 10:42 0.73 LD 17.5 km/s 13-29 m 2021 PA211 05 Aug, 11:34 1.05 LD 8.2 km/s 3-7 m 2021 OA1 05 Aug, 20:31 19.01 LD 6.5 km/s 37-83 m 2021 PJ 06 Aug, 01:51 8.13 LD 7.2 km/s 55-122 m 2021 PV1 06 Aug, 16:39 4.81 LD 8.1 km/s 8-19 m 2021 PK4 06 Aug, 20:06 0.62 LD 12.1 km/s 6-14 m 2021 PH5 07 Aug, 14:42 9.1 LD 4.7 km/s 12-26 m 2021 PA1 08 Aug, 00:21 2.09 LD 16.7 km/s 10-23 m 2021 PZ1 08 Aug, 04:10 10.06 LD 11.3 km/s 16-35 m 2025 CQ3 08 Aug, 14:21 13.95 LD 15.8 km/s 22-48 m 2021 PP 08 Aug, 23:46 4.19 LD 8.8 km/s 39-87 m 2021 PW210 09 Aug, 12:03 4.54 LD 9.5 km/s 10-22 m 2021 PN1 09 Aug, 19:52 2.4 LD 16.7 km/s 27-61 m 2021 PM1 10 Aug, 07:32 5.67 LD 10.5 km/s 22-49 m 2021 PX1 10 Aug, 07:49 9.9 LD 8.1 km/s 34-77 m 2021 PP5 10 Aug, 16:28 14.66 LD 7.1 km/s 13-29 m 2012 BA35 11 Aug, 09:39 6.83 LD 4.2 km/s 47-106 m 2021 PL4 11 Aug, 18:28 17.58 LD 4.6 km/s 8-18 m 2021 PB9 12 Aug, 08:58 13.99 LD 9.7 km/s 35-78 m 2021 PP2 12 Aug, 14:03 10.42 LD 5.6 km/s 19-43 m 2021 OS1 13 Aug, 20:12 16.59 LD 7.9 km/s 30-66 m 2021 PA17 14 Aug, 14:11 0.17 LD 17.4 km/s 7-16 m 2016 BQ 14 Aug, 15:17 4.39 LD 4.7 km/s 13-29 m 2021 PJ1 15 Aug, 04:42 4.33 LD 9.2 km/s 19-41 m 2021 PG5 15 Aug, 08:01 3.97 LD 8 km/s 14-32 m 2021 PL2 15 Aug, 11:54 7.12 LD 9.2 km/s 15-34 m 2021 RD12 15 Aug, 15:43 13.42 LD 9.1 km/s 50-113 m 2021 QW3 16 Aug, 13:29 15.5 LD 12.6 km/s 16-35 m 2021 RE6 16 Aug, 19:22 13.17 LD 4.3 km/s 16-35 m 2021 RC2 18 Aug, 13:47 7.68 LD 7.7 km/s 25-55 m 2021 PJ4 19 Aug, 18:37 6.72 LD 16.3 km/s 37-84 m 2021 RS1 20 Aug, 07:37 8.06 LD 7.3 km/s 14-32 m 2021 PV 20 Aug, 21:59 18.48 LD 13.2 km/s 30-67 m 620094 21 Aug, 15:10 8.92 LD 26.2 km/s 425-951 m 2019 UD4 22 Aug, 04:08 14.2 LD 5.5 km/s 62-138 m 2021 RK7 22 Aug, 04:27 15.38 LD 16.2 km/s 38-84 m 2021 RG 23 Aug, 02:04 8.11 LD 11.2 km/s 25-57 m 2021 PW2 23 Aug, 05:09 16.47 LD 6.3 km/s 19-43 m 2021 QN1 23 Aug, 08:05 12.65 LD 9.6 km/s 17-39 m 2021 QO1 23 Aug, 16:14 3.94 LD 7.7 km/s 11-25 m 2021 RZ3 23 Aug, 22:17 14.31 LD 1.3 km/s 9-20 m 2021 QE2 24 Aug, 00:03 2.85 LD 11.8 km/s 34-75 m 2020 BC16 24 Aug, 01:15 14.9 LD 6.7 km/s 25-57 m 746333 24 Aug, 21:04 8.95 LD 8.5 km/s 70-157 m 2021 NS8 25 Aug, 02:24 18.33 LD 4.2 km/s 26-59 m 2021 RC1 26 Aug, 13:53 16.01 LD 15.4 km/s 32-72 m 2013 TM4 26 Aug, 15:03 15.54 LD 7.3 km/s 36-79 m 2021 RL7 26 Aug, 19:49 6.16 LD 4.8 km/s 6-13 m 2021 RA5 27 Aug, 03:16 7.28 LD 9.7 km/s 26-59 m 2021 QV1 27 Aug, 04:13 3.41 LD 11.6 km/s 13-28 m 2021 PL39 27 Aug, 04:27 15.66 LD 16.5 km/s 24-54 m 2021 QD1 27 Aug, 20:54 0.8 LD 5.7 km/s 5-11 m 2021 RP3 27 Aug, 23:20 6.04 LD 11.1 km/s 27-61 m 2021 RV 28 Aug, 05:05 4.76 LD 9.9 km/s 16-35 m 2021 PB17 28 Aug, 15:48 11.64 LD 6.5 km/s 22-50 m 2021 RX 28 Aug, 15:52 4.62 LD 3.9 km/s 7-16 m 2021 QV3 28 Aug, 23:42 0.33 LD 9.1 km/s 2-5 m 826663 29 Aug, 00:52 12.79 LD 7.2 km/s 112-251 m 2021 RX4 29 Aug, 04:00 19.21 LD 9.1 km/s 46-102 m 2017 RK15 29 Aug, 12:38 6.77 LD 11.9 km/s 19-43 m 2021 PM5 29 Aug, 13:01 10.22 LD 11.7 km/s 22-49 m 2021 RA1 29 Aug, 14:26 9.88 LD 9.6 km/s 21-48 m 2021 RN 30 Aug, 07:34 2.07 LD 17.5 km/s 12-27 m 2022 RA 30 Aug, 11:18 11.9 LD 12.2 km/s 7-16 m 2021 RB16 31 Aug, 22:05 11.35 LD 8 km/s 11-25 m 2021 RU3 31 Aug, 23:15 11.72 LD 15.1 km/s 28-63 m
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