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Asteroid close approaches in May 2023

129 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in May 2023 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2018 VS6 01 May, 13:29 5.17 LD 11.6 km/s 11-24 m 2023 HV 01 May, 20:05 3.58 LD 4.3 km/s 11-25 m 2023 HY3 01 May, 22:39 16.62 LD 6.5 km/s 24-54 m 2023 JA1 03 May, 01:15 9.8 LD 5 km/s 13-29 m 2023 HV5 03 May, 03:16 1.13 LD 8.9 km/s 10-22 m 2023 JM2 03 May, 05:23 15.6 LD 6.3 km/s 17-38 m 2023 HF7 04 May, 00:02 1.66 LD 13.1 km/s 12-26 m 2023 HH7 04 May, 05:47 2.18 LD 24.6 km/s 21-47 m 2023 JW4 04 May, 08:00 7.03 LD 13.3 km/s 14-32 m 2023 HZ4 04 May, 10:19 8.01 LD 22.8 km/s 43-96 m 2023 JK4 04 May, 11:41 11.79 LD 15.8 km/s 26-59 m 2024 VF 05 May, 08:14 9.2 LD 4.2 km/s 9-20 m 2006 HX57 05 May, 15:24 6.76 LD 11 km/s 23-51 m 2023 JJ 05 May, 23:01 4.61 LD 4.5 km/s 11-25 m 2023 MC1 06 May, 03:47 16.58 LD 2.9 km/s 22-50 m 2023 HT6 07 May, 00:39 3.19 LD 9.2 km/s 16-35 m 2023 KL2 07 May, 05:59 14.98 LD 8.2 km/s 19-42 m 2023 JB4 07 May, 07:16 18.8 LD 7 km/s 17-38 m 2023 JT 07 May, 17:25 8.16 LD 8.3 km/s 19-43 m 2023 HP1 07 May, 22:39 15.93 LD 11.6 km/s 72-160 m 2023 JJ1 08 May, 07:06 7.82 LD 12.1 km/s 17-37 m 2023 JN 08 May, 07:47 6.68 LD 10.8 km/s 16-35 m 2023 JC1 08 May, 09:26 4.69 LD 16.3 km/s 9-19 m 2023 JE 08 May, 17:17 17.6 LD 8.6 km/s 39-86 m 2023 JO 08 May, 20:14 0.24 LD 18.8 km/s 4-9 m 2023 JY 09 May, 03:57 1.01 LD 15.5 km/s 6-13 m 2023 JJ4 09 May, 06:19 6.71 LD 18 km/s 17-38 m 2023 HG1 09 May, 07:24 10.83 LD 2.4 km/s 14-32 m 2023 JH 09 May, 10:40 2.94 LD 6.3 km/s 6-13 m 2023 JU 09 May, 17:08 9.99 LD 6.8 km/s 10-23 m 2023 JF 09 May, 23:41 0.83 LD 7.1 km/s 8-18 m 2023 JD 10 May, 02:56 3.44 LD 9.7 km/s 12-27 m 2023 JM 10 May, 10:41 1.62 LD 13.5 km/s 9-20 m 2023 JQ 10 May, 17:05 1.38 LD 8.7 km/s 6-14 m 2023 JL 11 May, 11:44 1.63 LD 12.3 km/s 7-17 m 2023 JW1 11 May, 19:51 10.44 LD 22.3 km/s 22-49 m 2023 JA3 12 May, 02:51 0.34 LD 8 km/s 3-7 m 2023 KE 12 May, 09:13 5.61 LD 9.9 km/s 10-22 m 2023 HT4 12 May, 11:20 15.79 LD 8.9 km/s 59-132 m 2023 JG2 12 May, 23:34 1.24 LD 12.5 km/s 8-18 m 2023 JD1 13 May, 02:14 7.73 LD 6.7 km/s 15-33 m 2023 KG1 13 May, 12:59 17.7 LD 10.8 km/s 27-61 m 2023 JG 13 May, 18:09 18.49 LD 15.3 km/s 38-84 m 2023 JN2 13 May, 21:56 1.41 LD 20.2 km/s 10-23 m 2023 JR1 14 May, 01:27 1.01 LD 20.2 km/s 9-20 m 2023 MQ2 14 May, 04:23 18.68 LD 4.4 km/s 23-52 m 2023 KW1 14 May, 14:18 11.24 LD 12.8 km/s 20-45 m 2023 JP 14 May, 16:45 8.38 LD 7.8 km/s 19-43 m 2025 VG5 14 May, 20:16 11.1 LD 4.8 km/s 12-27 m 2023 JL1 15 May, 02:13 6.47 LD 7.3 km/s 9-21 m 2023 KX2 15 May, 08:51 17.33 LD 6 km/s 14-30 m 2023 JO1 16 May, 10:50 7.78 LD 8.3 km/s 11-24 m 2023 JD2 16 May, 19:52 14.66 LD 13 km/s 48-107 m 2023 JS1 17 May, 09:35 5.64 LD 8 km/s 9-21 m 2023 JC3 17 May, 15:36 12.73 LD 13.4 km/s 15-33 m 2023 JT2 17 May, 16:32 6.9 LD 4.5 km/s 7-16 m 2023 KO 17 May, 16:52 5.38 LD 9.8 km/s 10-23 m 2023 KT 17 May, 19:35 0.43 LD 8.8 km/s 6-13 m 2023 KJ2 17 May, 21:26 5.13 LD 11.8 km/s 20-44 m 2023 JT4 18 May, 01:49 5.04 LD 3.2 km/s 5-12 m 2023 JW3 18 May, 06:08 8.4 LD 8.1 km/s 19-43 m 2023 KH1 18 May, 06:12 1.44 LD 6.6 km/s 7-16 m 2023 KD3 18 May, 15:31 1.9 LD 6.8 km/s 5-11 m 2023 JS4 18 May, 17:32 16.17 LD 13.8 km/s 28-62 m 2023 KV 19 May, 14:22 6.65 LD 13.3 km/s 16-35 m 2023 KT2 19 May, 16:03 2.28 LD 3.3 km/s 6-14 m 2023 KD2 20 May, 05:06 14.51 LD 9.6 km/s 28-62 m 2023 KN2 20 May, 06:09 3.69 LD 15.7 km/s 12-28 m 2023 KJ4 20 May, 12:04 5.66 LD 9.3 km/s 11-24 m 2023 JL2 20 May, 13:56 15.53 LD 9.4 km/s 31-68 m 2023 HG11 20 May, 15:02 11.79 LD 0.4 km/s 6-13 m 2023 KS1 20 May, 17:13 7.83 LD 10.6 km/s 25-57 m 2023 JK 21 May, 09:41 4.32 LD 9.3 km/s 29-65 m 2023 JD4 21 May, 10:03 8.07 LD 10.3 km/s 28-62 m 2023 KD4 22 May, 02:12 17.1 LD 8.8 km/s 16-36 m 2021 JK7 22 May, 02:29 16.61 LD 22.9 km/s 36-80 m 2023 KQ 22 May, 02:32 13.44 LD 6.4 km/s 28-62 m 2023 KC1 22 May, 05:47 2.23 LD 12.8 km/s 13-28 m 2023 JK3 22 May, 06:31 1.62 LD 4.9 km/s 23-51 m 2023 KS 22 May, 10:01 0.61 LD 18.2 km/s 8-18 m 2023 GY2 22 May, 10:04 18.06 LD 11.3 km/s 68-153 m 2023 KN 22 May, 13:07 2.38 LD 22.1 km/s 10-23 m 2023 JZ1 22 May, 15:34 10.64 LD 13 km/s 29-64 m 2023 KQ2 22 May, 15:50 1.29 LD 14 km/s 7-15 m 2023 KA4 22 May, 16:05 8.68 LD 10.4 km/s 30-67 m 2023 KJ1 23 May, 00:08 1.47 LD 11.6 km/s 8-18 m 2023 KV1 23 May, 02:11 13.36 LD 7.6 km/s 19-43 m 2019 UJ3 23 May, 03:24 15.42 LD 9.8 km/s 17-38 m 2023 KG3 23 May, 05:44 3.35 LD 3.9 km/s 8-17 m 2023 KX1 23 May, 13:58 1.25 LD 5.1 km/s 5-10 m 2023 JK1 23 May, 14:38 17 LD 8.7 km/s 26-59 m 2023 KZ1 23 May, 15:29 1.03 LD 13.7 km/s 15-33 m 2023 KE2 23 May, 16:35 16.4 LD 14.5 km/s 22-50 m 2023 KH4 23 May, 17:47 2.24 LD 8.3 km/s 11-24 m 2023 KF1 24 May, 03:45 4.37 LD 12 km/s 17-38 m 2023 KG4 24 May, 07:27 2.22 LD 12.7 km/s 14-32 m 2023 JC4 24 May, 08:18 17.64 LD 4.1 km/s 22-49 m 2023 CL3 24 May, 09:53 18.81 LD 7.3 km/s 85-190 m 2023 KF4 24 May, 16:23 3.44 LD 4.7 km/s 5-11 m 2023 KF5 24 May, 20:54 3.22 LD 13.4 km/s 14-30 m 2023 LJ 24 May, 23:59 10.96 LD 19.6 km/s 34-76 m 2023 JP2 25 May, 01:29 11.47 LD 20.5 km/s 64-144 m 2023 KA2 25 May, 12:46 1.06 LD 16 km/s 8-18 m 2023 JR4 25 May, 13:09 4.04 LD 9.4 km/s 11-25 m 2023 KL6 25 May, 14:14 7.21 LD 9 km/s 15-33 m 2023 KQ1 25 May, 15:58 14.19 LD 18.1 km/s 24-54 m 2023 KT3 25 May, 16:00 2.89 LD 12.5 km/s 49-111 m 2023 KY3 25 May, 22:28 6.87 LD 8.1 km/s 16-35 m 2023 KZ 26 May, 01:10 8.9 LD 4.4 km/s 9-21 m 2023 KB2 26 May, 01:22 11.87 LD 7.3 km/s 16-36 m 2023 KX 26 May, 04:00 15.93 LD 15.9 km/s 22-50 m 2023 KC3 26 May, 09:04 11.55 LD 10.5 km/s 14-30 m 2023 KF 26 May, 09:46 17.84 LD 8 km/s 33-74 m 2023 KK4 27 May, 10:22 0.9 LD 17.9 km/s 8-18 m 2023 KU4 27 May, 11:38 0.76 LD 7.2 km/s 6-14 m 2023 KH5 27 May, 20:06 11.57 LD 18.5 km/s 57-126 m 2023 KL1 27 May, 20:23 9.05 LD 6.2 km/s 14-30 m 2023 KW3 28 May, 03:00 3.52 LD 7 km/s 7-15 m 2023 KX3 28 May, 03:33 2.55 LD 3.1 km/s 19-42 m 2023 KQ4 28 May, 06:27 6.11 LD 9.7 km/s 14-31 m 2023 KU2 28 May, 15:42 2.82 LD 14.7 km/s 9-21 m 2023 KV2 28 May, 16:59 6.63 LD 9.3 km/s 17-39 m 2023 JZ3 28 May, 19:14 14.15 LD 4.1 km/s 18-41 m 2023 KV3 29 May, 08:43 1.24 LD 11.1 km/s 6-13 m 2021 KO2 29 May, 12:56 15.72 LD 13.9 km/s 7-15 m 2023 JZ4 29 May, 16:17 5.98 LD 16.1 km/s 25-56 m 2023 KT4 30 May, 11:32 8.09 LD 8.1 km/s 12-28 m 2023 KT1 30 May, 16:34 9.92 LD 7.8 km/s 17-37 m 2012 KP24 31 May, 16:26 10.25 LD 12.4 km/s 14-30 m
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