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Asteroid close approaches in May 2024

110 asteroids passed within 0.05 AU of Earth in May 2024 - that is about 7.5 million km, or 19.5 lunar distances (LD). Click any name for full details.

2024 JO1 01 May, 01:42 4 LD 6.2 km/s 7-16 m 2024 JD7 01 May, 05:27 8.08 LD 19.6 km/s 30-66 m 2025 HQ4 01 May, 18:30 15.87 LD 14.9 km/s 17-38 m 2025 UC6 01 May, 20:30 19.04 LD 5.4 km/s 3-8 m 2024 HK2 01 May, 21:51 7.57 LD 18.3 km/s 19-43 m 2024 JH2 02 May, 20:04 5.78 LD 13.2 km/s 31-69 m 2024 JA2 03 May, 02:17 3.34 LD 24.3 km/s 39-88 m 2024 JH3 03 May, 13:37 1.04 LD 9.4 km/s 5-10 m 2022 AA5 03 May, 13:55 13.45 LD 9 km/s 51-113 m 2024 JM2 04 May, 03:23 6.9 LD 11.8 km/s 46-103 m 2024 JE 04 May, 15:12 13.78 LD 7.8 km/s 35-78 m 2024 HK1 04 May, 19:45 1.79 LD 8.6 km/s 22-48 m 2024 JY 05 May, 07:46 4.74 LD 28.9 km/s 22-50 m 2024 HV1 05 May, 08:37 3.36 LD 8.8 km/s 16-35 m 2024 JN8 05 May, 18:32 5.81 LD 14.5 km/s 15-34 m 2024 HW1 05 May, 18:56 4.96 LD 11 km/s 14-32 m 2024 FR5 05 May, 21:34 4.91 LD 5.2 km/s 36-81 m 2024 HL2 06 May, 08:12 7.56 LD 13.4 km/s 19-42 m 2024 HM2 06 May, 14:49 17.3 LD 25 km/s 38-86 m 2024 HE2 06 May, 20:16 3.14 LD 12.1 km/s 16-36 m 2024 JP3 06 May, 21:21 12.47 LD 6.9 km/s 9-20 m 2024 JF 06 May, 21:58 1.24 LD 11.7 km/s 5-12 m 2024 JR1 07 May, 00:02 0.77 LD 13 km/s 8-17 m 2024 JO2 07 May, 04:13 1.69 LD 14.4 km/s 7-15 m 2026 GY 08 May, 03:04 5.09 LD 5.4 km/s 6-12 m 2024 JO10 08 May, 05:32 8.17 LD 12.4 km/s 26-57 m 2024 JX1 08 May, 06:31 4.99 LD 20 km/s 15-34 m 2024 JA15 08 May, 08:05 2.68 LD 14.8 km/s 26-59 m 2024 JD 08 May, 13:31 0.72 LD 3.3 km/s 8-18 m 2024 JZ64 08 May, 14:07 11.34 LD 10.8 km/s 19-42 m 2024 JG1 08 May, 14:55 10.44 LD 12.3 km/s 18-40 m 2024 JL3 08 May, 15:36 0.98 LD 18.5 km/s 14-31 m 2024 JM1 09 May, 04:35 10.91 LD 10.4 km/s 20-44 m 2024 JX8 09 May, 05:31 8.19 LD 7.1 km/s 10-22 m 2024 JU14 09 May, 05:33 11.93 LD 13.5 km/s 20-44 m 2024 JZ 09 May, 08:11 10.96 LD 25.1 km/s 53-118 m 2024 JT3 09 May, 09:36 0.07 LD 10.9 km/s 4-9 m 2024 JN3 09 May, 12:50 0.78 LD 13 km/s 11-24 m 2024 JE15 09 May, 13:14 3.79 LD 7.5 km/s 12-26 m 2024 JR3 09 May, 18:06 2.37 LD 19.1 km/s 14-31 m 2024 JF8 10 May, 01:34 17.13 LD 8.3 km/s 17-38 m 2024 JJ17 10 May, 06:32 3.11 LD 5.1 km/s 7-16 m 2021 JG9 10 May, 11:13 16.89 LD 16.1 km/s 24-54 m 2024 JK1 10 May, 18:18 6.88 LD 9.7 km/s 14-31 m 2024 JF17 10 May, 19:20 13.28 LD 16.1 km/s 38-84 m 2024 JB9 10 May, 20:41 11.25 LD 8 km/s 14-31 m 2024 JV6 10 May, 23:42 1.55 LD 9.4 km/s 6-14 m 2024 JT11 11 May, 07:51 9.32 LD 7.7 km/s 15-34 m 2024 JK17 11 May, 10:30 12.46 LD 14 km/s 31-69 m 2024 JK15 11 May, 16:12 3.47 LD 22 km/s 16-37 m 2025 KR4 12 May, 00:59 17.53 LD 4.1 km/s 17-38 m 2024 KD2 12 May, 09:32 17.21 LD 22.3 km/s 66-149 m 2024 JN 12 May, 15:33 4.39 LD 3.3 km/s 6-13 m 2024 JB2 13 May, 04:53 11.54 LD 17.7 km/s 55-123 m 2024 JQ12 13 May, 11:22 4.65 LD 3 km/s 5-12 m 2024 JP16 13 May, 21:28 12.29 LD 5.4 km/s 14-31 m 2024 JP10 13 May, 23:12 18.73 LD 25.3 km/s 51-113 m 2024 KA 14 May, 00:28 14.8 LD 19.8 km/s 25-55 m 2015 KJ19 14 May, 02:43 15.72 LD 23.1 km/s 84-187 m 2014 WF6 14 May, 09:42 7.13 LD 18.9 km/s 35-78 m 2024 JN16 14 May, 09:49 0.06 LD 9.3 km/s 3-7 m 2024 JW6 14 May, 17:18 5.66 LD 8.6 km/s 12-28 m 2024 JD15 14 May, 22:01 4.39 LD 19.5 km/s 11-25 m 2024 JY16 15 May, 01:10 0.87 LD 16.8 km/s 26-58 m 2021 JN10 15 May, 05:30 14.69 LD 13.4 km/s 25-56 m 2024 JH15 15 May, 07:39 1.38 LD 14.1 km/s 9-20 m 2021 JJ 15 May, 12:31 16.71 LD 5.7 km/s 21-47 m 2024 JP17 15 May, 13:33 5.39 LD 10.4 km/s 12-26 m 2024 JS17 15 May, 20:30 7.7 LD 11.1 km/s 16-36 m 2024 JQ16 16 May, 06:25 6.99 LD 6.1 km/s 11-25 m 2024 KG 16 May, 11:51 17.82 LD 17.3 km/s 88-197 m 2024 JG17 17 May, 03:47 4.76 LD 7.9 km/s 9-20 m 2024 JT17 17 May, 05:21 9.56 LD 7.6 km/s 17-39 m 2024 JG6 17 May, 06:26 11.18 LD 7.4 km/s 14-31 m 2022 WN2 17 May, 08:36 13.65 LD 5.5 km/s 4-10 m 2024 JQ17 17 May, 10:09 10.16 LD 9.3 km/s 20-46 m 2024 JG8 17 May, 22:18 6.19 LD 6.1 km/s 9-21 m 2025 VG5 18 May, 11:25 13.17 LD 4.8 km/s 12-27 m 2024 JQ1 18 May, 20:50 5.65 LD 3 km/s 10-23 m 2024 JK8 19 May, 16:58 5.95 LD 9.8 km/s 12-26 m 2024 JD1 20 May, 11:54 18.96 LD 5.5 km/s 20-45 m 2015 WO1 20 May, 22:09 7.42 LD 15.6 km/s 77-173 m 2024 JP12 21 May, 04:28 10.93 LD 6.3 km/s 14-32 m 2024 JZ17 21 May, 18:29 6.57 LD 10.3 km/s 17-38 m 2024 KC 21 May, 21:50 4.24 LD 4.6 km/s 5-12 m 2019 VB5 21 May, 23:11 7.76 LD 6.3 km/s 1-3 m 2024 JG15 22 May, 18:31 6.62 LD 10.8 km/s 47-104 m 2024 JZ6 23 May, 14:09 14.55 LD 13.8 km/s 186-415 m 2024 HP 23 May, 17:02 15.4 LD 7.7 km/s 134-301 m 2024 JX14 23 May, 23:22 16.37 LD 6.2 km/s 20-44 m 2024 LH5 24 May, 22:31 18.5 LD 12 km/s 38-84 m 2024 LF 25 May, 00:00 6.52 LD 18.9 km/s 25-56 m 2024 HP2 25 May, 00:43 5.79 LD 2.3 km/s 14-32 m 2024 LQ 26 May, 15:31 14.35 LD 8.6 km/s 25-56 m 2024 JY1 26 May, 18:08 17.41 LD 10.3 km/s 38-85 m 2024 JO16 27 May, 08:44 7.97 LD 8.8 km/s 15-33 m 2024 KS1 27 May, 18:30 6.34 LD 12.4 km/s 11-24 m 2008 LD 28 May, 08:19 7.65 LD 4.5 km/s 4-10 m 2024 JV17 28 May, 15:09 17.19 LD 8.4 km/s 32-72 m 2021 LV 29 May, 01:23 11.99 LD 15.5 km/s 7-15 m 2024 JG 29 May, 03:38 8.69 LD 7.4 km/s 24-53 m 2024 KR 29 May, 06:27 16.12 LD 17.1 km/s 127-284 m 2024 KP 29 May, 10:08 2.11 LD 12.2 km/s 18-40 m 2024 KQ 29 May, 11:08 9.72 LD 8.3 km/s 18-41 m 2024 KU 29 May, 21:35 1.55 LD 9.4 km/s 6-13 m 2024 JA3 30 May, 01:37 6.21 LD 8.5 km/s 27-60 m 2024 LB 30 May, 09:46 7.76 LD 5.2 km/s 8-19 m 2024 KY 30 May, 19:16 3.73 LD 7.2 km/s 13-30 m 2024 KX 31 May, 03:42 0.76 LD 8.3 km/s 8-17 m 2008 XH 31 May, 13:03 13.76 LD 14.7 km/s 61-137 m
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