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Asteroid close approaches in October 2021

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

2021 TC5 01 Oct, 16:26 12.21 LD 6.7 km/s 11-24 m 2021 TF1 01 Oct, 20:58 5.8 LD 14.9 km/s 17-39 m 2021 TX 01 Oct, 21:29 0.11 LD 17.7 km/s 2-3 m 2021 TW2 02 Oct, 00:07 7.07 LD 4.1 km/s 19-42 m 2021 SP5 02 Oct, 03:48 16.61 LD 5.3 km/s 13-30 m 2021 TL10 02 Oct, 14:23 9.84 LD 15.4 km/s 14-32 m 2021 SK87 03 Oct, 04:04 1.5 LD 5.3 km/s 14-32 m 2021 TV1 03 Oct, 04:05 0.42 LD 10.3 km/s 6-14 m 2021 SZ1 03 Oct, 08:05 2.28 LD 13.7 km/s 13-30 m 2021 TP9 03 Oct, 12:57 10.48 LD 9.8 km/s 25-55 m 2021 TG1 03 Oct, 21:41 0.76 LD 11 km/s 6-14 m 2021 TP6 03 Oct, 22:18 6.38 LD 12.1 km/s 25-56 m 2021 TB1 04 Oct, 02:34 16.98 LD 5.1 km/s 18-40 m 2021 SV1 04 Oct, 07:49 6.8 LD 8.9 km/s 13-30 m 2021 TK 04 Oct, 08:57 6.86 LD 8.1 km/s 17-38 m 2021 TJ10 04 Oct, 17:33 3.67 LD 6.8 km/s 4-10 m 2021 TG10 04 Oct, 22:50 7.18 LD 12.7 km/s 7-17 m 2021 TK12 05 Oct, 04:43 9.09 LD 13.1 km/s 20-44 m 2021 TC4 05 Oct, 08:22 14.82 LD 5.4 km/s 13-29 m 2021 TR3 05 Oct, 10:48 3.41 LD 10.3 km/s 22-49 m 2021 TY1 05 Oct, 14:28 18.31 LD 10 km/s 23-51 m 2021 TM 05 Oct, 18:19 1.78 LD 14.2 km/s 9-20 m 2021 SE1 05 Oct, 18:23 8.62 LD 4.3 km/s 13-30 m 2021 TQ3 05 Oct, 20:51 1.96 LD 7.9 km/s 10-23 m 2021 SX4 05 Oct, 21:19 15.71 LD 6.8 km/s 18-41 m 2021 TS6 05 Oct, 22:05 2.49 LD 7.9 km/s 18-40 m 2021 TS4 06 Oct, 01:57 4.13 LD 8.5 km/s 7-16 m 2021 ST 06 Oct, 01:57 6.01 LD 9.1 km/s 17-38 m 2021 VQ 06 Oct, 02:44 16.51 LD 6.7 km/s 34-76 m 2021 TU4 06 Oct, 02:57 12.16 LD 13.7 km/s 15-33 m 2021 TQ8 06 Oct, 05:32 11.25 LD 10.7 km/s 11-24 m 2021 RP12 06 Oct, 05:35 5.02 LD 9.7 km/s 32-72 m 2021 TR4 06 Oct, 06:45 1.96 LD 11.5 km/s 7-16 m 2021 TQ4 06 Oct, 11:56 0.99 LD 6.2 km/s 3-6 m 2021 TG8 06 Oct, 14:04 7.47 LD 8.5 km/s 9-20 m 2021 TR1 06 Oct, 15:30 18.77 LD 12.8 km/s 26-58 m 1998 SD9 06 Oct, 19:53 10.58 LD 10.8 km/s 40-90 m 2021 TU10 07 Oct, 06:09 6.09 LD 11.6 km/s 11-25 m 2021 TM8 07 Oct, 06:19 11.8 LD 6.6 km/s 7-16 m 2021 TP4 07 Oct, 12:59 12.36 LD 21.6 km/s 32-71 m 2021 TH12 07 Oct, 13:14 19.22 LD 12.8 km/s 71-159 m 2021 TZ13 07 Oct, 13:16 17.27 LD 9.9 km/s 18-41 m 2021 TX1 07 Oct, 13:18 1.27 LD 17.8 km/s 9-21 m 2015 TQ21 07 Oct, 13:37 10.7 LD 20.7 km/s 9-20 m 2021 SD2 07 Oct, 18:40 5.73 LD 6.6 km/s 11-25 m 2021 TU13 07 Oct, 23:37 2.38 LD 9.3 km/s 19-43 m 2021 TO8 08 Oct, 12:13 8.36 LD 10.1 km/s 7-16 m 2021 TR12 08 Oct, 13:21 13.01 LD 12.2 km/s 20-45 m 2021 TR21 08 Oct, 16:14 8.37 LD 4.6 km/s 14-32 m 2021 TN8 09 Oct, 06:21 16.17 LD 13.7 km/s 12-27 m 2021 TZ1 09 Oct, 07:03 3.74 LD 4.2 km/s 6-14 m 2021 TR10 09 Oct, 19:38 18.93 LD 20.9 km/s 34-77 m 2021 TQ10 09 Oct, 20:12 15.2 LD 6.5 km/s 25-56 m 2021 TV13 09 Oct, 21:16 11.67 LD 7.6 km/s 12-26 m 2021 TT1 10 Oct, 03:04 0.97 LD 17.1 km/s 15-34 m 2021 TT10 10 Oct, 04:56 1.68 LD 14.6 km/s 55-124 m 2021 TE8 10 Oct, 15:20 6.48 LD 11.1 km/s 14-30 m 2021 TO3 10 Oct, 19:16 12.93 LD 9.7 km/s 14-31 m 2021 TQ1 10 Oct, 19:57 3.13 LD 5.4 km/s 6-14 m 2019 SE5 10 Oct, 20:24 15.45 LD 6.5 km/s 12-28 m 2021 TK11 11 Oct, 01:21 0.35 LD 10.3 km/s 5-12 m 2021 TT13 11 Oct, 03:17 0.14 LD 13.5 km/s 3-7 m 2021 TH15 11 Oct, 05:59 0.82 LD 12.5 km/s 4-10 m 2021 TQ6 11 Oct, 07:03 9.56 LD 5.3 km/s 22-49 m 2021 TK208 11 Oct, 07:56 1.55 LD 17.1 km/s 3-7 m 2021 QF5 11 Oct, 09:14 15.38 LD 7.1 km/s 48-107 m 2021 TY2 11 Oct, 20:43 10.11 LD 5.2 km/s 10-23 m 2021 TC13 11 Oct, 20:51 11.66 LD 9.5 km/s 17-38 m 2021 SF1 12 Oct, 00:33 6.21 LD 3.4 km/s 10-22 m 2021 TN1 12 Oct, 04:19 7.49 LD 3.6 km/s 14-32 m 2021 TE13 12 Oct, 09:59 0.07 LD 10.9 km/s 4-8 m 2022 UX1 12 Oct, 12:17 18.68 LD 9.8 km/s 7-15 m 2021 TS10 12 Oct, 21:42 16.88 LD 8.4 km/s 20-46 m 2021 TN9 12 Oct, 22:56 10.37 LD 8.6 km/s 11-24 m 2021 TS15 12 Oct, 23:45 13.74 LD 3.9 km/s 11-26 m 2021 UN 13 Oct, 04:34 1.45 LD 13.1 km/s 5-10 m 2021 TN14 13 Oct, 06:14 1.62 LD 10.7 km/s 5-12 m 2021 TX10 13 Oct, 11:57 2.45 LD 8.6 km/s 7-15 m 2021 UC74 13 Oct, 15:45 4.52 LD 7.4 km/s 8-18 m 2021 UH2 13 Oct, 19:02 15.53 LD 4.5 km/s 26-57 m 2021 TP114 13 Oct, 19:03 5.85 LD 5.5 km/s 8-19 m 2021 UC 13 Oct, 22:56 14.25 LD 16.7 km/s 17-39 m 2021 TP8 14 Oct, 01:21 4.36 LD 12.4 km/s 8-17 m 2021 TM14 14 Oct, 03:59 0.38 LD 8.5 km/s 7-15 m 2021 TL14 14 Oct, 07:07 1.25 LD 6 km/s 11-25 m 2021 TS3 14 Oct, 11:27 10.84 LD 4.1 km/s 9-21 m 2021 TC1 14 Oct, 14:11 14.57 LD 6.6 km/s 23-51 m 2021 SM1 14 Oct, 16:36 6.85 LD 7.2 km/s 21-46 m 2021 TT4 14 Oct, 20:32 5.08 LD 3.1 km/s 6-14 m 2021 UE 14 Oct, 21:24 14.75 LD 10.7 km/s 23-50 m 2021 TN6 14 Oct, 22:56 9.93 LD 19.8 km/s 26-58 m 2021 TC21 15 Oct, 02:13 5.48 LD 7.3 km/s 13-30 m 2021 SM3 15 Oct, 02:41 12.94 LD 15.8 km/s 74-165 m 2021 TV10 15 Oct, 05:15 1.91 LD 11.6 km/s 7-17 m 2021 TD13 15 Oct, 08:11 6.99 LD 10 km/s 10-21 m 2017 TH1 15 Oct, 08:50 14.98 LD 8.8 km/s 22-48 m 2021 TK10 15 Oct, 20:07 5.83 LD 9.8 km/s 9-20 m 2021 TY14 15 Oct, 21:15 2.04 LD 8.8 km/s 9-21 m 2021 UD4 16 Oct, 09:25 6.8 LD 7.8 km/s 13-30 m 2021 UL 16 Oct, 12:13 0.09 LD 10.1 km/s 2-5 m 2021 UP 16 Oct, 12:23 2.08 LD 9.5 km/s 20-45 m 2021 TJ15 16 Oct, 13:38 1 LD 12.3 km/s 6-12 m 2021 TF13 16 Oct, 13:42 7.46 LD 18 km/s 14-32 m 2021 TJ12 17 Oct, 11:15 5.48 LD 9.6 km/s 16-37 m 2021 TH13 17 Oct, 19:20 1.65 LD 8.6 km/s 6-14 m 2021 UE2 17 Oct, 22:30 2.47 LD 6.4 km/s 33-75 m 2021 UR132 17 Oct, 22:56 0.63 LD 4.9 km/s 6-14 m 2021 TG14 18 Oct, 00:51 0.65 LD 11.4 km/s 6-14 m 2021 UK2 18 Oct, 03:51 2.07 LD 12 km/s 11-26 m 2021 UD3 18 Oct, 12:59 17.72 LD 6.3 km/s 13-30 m 2021 TO14 18 Oct, 21:23 6.34 LD 15.8 km/s 27-60 m 2021 TQ15 18 Oct, 21:44 8.16 LD 7.8 km/s 8-18 m 2021 UJ2 19 Oct, 00:06 16.2 LD 5.2 km/s 16-35 m 2021 UM3 19 Oct, 04:11 7.62 LD 14.9 km/s 31-68 m 2021 UL6 19 Oct, 04:38 15.51 LD 24.2 km/s 35-78 m 2020 TH6 19 Oct, 05:07 7.25 LD 5.9 km/s 5-10 m 2021 TX2 19 Oct, 06:30 8.99 LD 10.7 km/s 24-54 m 2021 UD2 19 Oct, 06:42 9.81 LD 12.2 km/s 17-37 m 2021 TX14 19 Oct, 15:08 1.33 LD 10.6 km/s 12-28 m 2021 TL20 19 Oct, 21:21 12.32 LD 22.5 km/s 50-112 m 2021 US 20 Oct, 04:06 7.74 LD 11.1 km/s 15-34 m 1996 VB3 20 Oct, 18:52 8.75 LD 15.3 km/s 101-225 m 2021 TV3 21 Oct, 10:26 13.13 LD 12.6 km/s 36-81 m 2021 UJ3 21 Oct, 10:52 9.72 LD 13.6 km/s 11-24 m 2021 UB1 21 Oct, 11:07 8.54 LD 8.7 km/s 9-21 m 2021 UQ 21 Oct, 18:55 8.01 LD 14 km/s 43-95 m 2021 TE4 21 Oct, 20:10 8.3 LD 6 km/s 11-24 m 2021 SG2 21 Oct, 21:45 15.86 LD 5.9 km/s 21-46 m 2021 RE10 21 Oct, 22:39 15.37 LD 5.1 km/s 42-93 m 2021 VL4 21 Oct, 22:53 9.12 LD 10.1 km/s 15-34 m 2021 UX3 22 Oct, 13:04 17.21 LD 9.3 km/s 49-111 m 2021 UK20 23 Oct, 06:52 1.44 LD 8 km/s 5-12 m 2021 UU 23 Oct, 08:53 4.8 LD 11.2 km/s 13-29 m 2021 UY 23 Oct, 13:50 3.78 LD 6 km/s 7-17 m 2021 UL3 23 Oct, 15:15 1.35 LD 8.9 km/s 5-11 m 2021 VB 23 Oct, 15:55 10.65 LD 7 km/s 18-41 m 2021 UE3 23 Oct, 16:18 13.93 LD 12.4 km/s 23-50 m 2021 UW2 23 Oct, 18:21 10.76 LD 2.9 km/s 8-19 m 2021 TE1 23 Oct, 23:13 9.4 LD 12.4 km/s 34-77 m 2021 UF10 24 Oct, 10:36 15.8 LD 6.2 km/s 8-18 m 2021 UT 24 Oct, 10:49 0.39 LD 11.2 km/s 4-8 m 2021 UY1 24 Oct, 11:15 5.49 LD 4.7 km/s 7-16 m 2021 UV2 24 Oct, 14:52 2.78 LD 10.4 km/s 6-12 m 2021 UO1 25 Oct, 01:55 0.4 LD 18.6 km/s 7-15 m 2021 UA1 25 Oct, 03:07 0.02 LD 15.8 km/s 1-3 m 2017 SJ20 25 Oct, 07:37 18.6 LD 15.7 km/s 90-202 m 2021 UC2 25 Oct, 12:55 3.5 LD 7.5 km/s 8-18 m 2021 UG2 25 Oct, 13:08 1.2 LD 13.1 km/s 7-15 m 2021 UV1 25 Oct, 16:34 2.72 LD 10.8 km/s 9-20 m 2021 UF2 25 Oct, 20:29 3.7 LD 4.6 km/s 8-19 m 2021 TO15 25 Oct, 20:30 7.26 LD 12.6 km/s 24-54 m 2021 VP4 26 Oct, 06:55 12.19 LD 11.7 km/s 24-53 m 2019 UW6 26 Oct, 12:16 7.93 LD 11.1 km/s 13-28 m 2021 UR2 26 Oct, 19:38 9.61 LD 7 km/s 12-27 m 2021 UQ2 26 Oct, 21:28 2.92 LD 17.8 km/s 16-36 m 2021 UM4 27 Oct, 01:18 2.71 LD 16.3 km/s 7-16 m 2021 UF6 27 Oct, 01:28 12.24 LD 19.4 km/s 18-41 m 2021 UC1 27 Oct, 01:35 12.34 LD 8.3 km/s 22-49 m 2021 UA7 27 Oct, 02:32 0.33 LD 27.8 km/s 5-11 m 2021 UO4 27 Oct, 03:49 16.04 LD 8.2 km/s 14-32 m 2021 UH1 27 Oct, 07:14 0.19 LD 6.2 km/s 1-3 m 2021 UB2 27 Oct, 12:45 2.45 LD 14.1 km/s 9-21 m 2021 UX 27 Oct, 17:07 2.87 LD 18.8 km/s 15-33 m 2021 UV 27 Oct, 22:39 2.34 LD 16.1 km/s 14-31 m 2021 UQ3 28 Oct, 04:01 5.83 LD 6.9 km/s 8-18 m 2021 UM1 28 Oct, 05:17 13.76 LD 7.5 km/s 14-30 m 2021 UJ1 28 Oct, 07:59 4.28 LD 9 km/s 14-32 m 2021 UX1 28 Oct, 15:00 2.11 LD 3.5 km/s 4-8 m 2021 UV5 29 Oct, 01:00 0.3 LD 12.9 km/s 5-10 m 2021 UL120 29 Oct, 09:10 5.75 LD 9.7 km/s 11-25 m 2021 UF3 29 Oct, 11:10 5.44 LD 3.6 km/s 4-9 m 2021 US2 29 Oct, 11:56 16.68 LD 19.2 km/s 48-108 m 2021 UT5 29 Oct, 12:50 0.8 LD 12.1 km/s 6-13 m 2021 UF12 29 Oct, 17:46 0.63 LD 15.7 km/s 4-8 m 2021 UP120 29 Oct, 20:09 0.16 LD 13.6 km/s 1-2 m 2022 UU8 29 Oct, 20:12 16.91 LD 3.8 km/s 7-15 m 2023 JV 29 Oct, 20:57 7.16 LD 14.5 km/s 31-70 m 2021 UE6 30 Oct, 00:47 8.51 LD 10.8 km/s 20-45 m 2021 UY6 30 Oct, 01:14 11.02 LD 6.8 km/s 17-39 m 2021 VO3 30 Oct, 01:33 11 LD 24.2 km/s 30-66 m 2021 UP3 30 Oct, 08:28 3.13 LD 8.2 km/s 12-27 m 2021 VU3 30 Oct, 18:15 5.5 LD 10.7 km/s 7-16 m 2021 UO120 30 Oct, 18:36 0.42 LD 4.3 km/s 1-3 m 2021 UW1 30 Oct, 20:28 0.99 LD 13.8 km/s 16-35 m 2021 VF4 31 Oct, 00:34 9.44 LD 13.1 km/s 17-38 m 2021 UJ6 31 Oct, 00:36 0.9 LD 17.3 km/s 6-13 m 2021 VV5 31 Oct, 10:44 15.64 LD 7.7 km/s 9-20 m 2021 UA3 31 Oct, 11:33 7.4 LD 14 km/s 9-20 m 2021 UU3 31 Oct, 11:39 2.45 LD 8.3 km/s 8-18 m 2021 VG5 31 Oct, 12:16 15.43 LD 4.3 km/s 18-40 m 2021 UR7 31 Oct, 19:53 11.06 LD 6.6 km/s 9-19 m 2021 UG1 31 Oct, 20:01 11.49 LD 7.3 km/s 25-55 m 2021 UL2 31 Oct, 20:50 8.29 LD 21.8 km/s 13-30 m 2021 VA 31 Oct, 23:57 2.28 LD 17 km/s 21-47 m
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