List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2012
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Timeline of close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth in 2012
A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00256 AU) from Earth in 2012.[note 1]
Date of closest approach |
Object | Nominal geocentric distance (AU)[note 2] |
Size (m) (approximate) [note 3] |
(H) | Closer approach to Moon |
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2012-01-02 | 2011 YB63 | 0.00156 AU (233,000 km; 145,000 mi) | 6 | 29.8[1] | |
2012-01-20 | 2012 BV1 | 0.00212 AU (317,000 km; 197,000 mi) | 3 | 31.0[2] | Yes |
2012-01-27 | 2012 BX34 | 0.000437 AU (65,400 km; 40,600 mi) | 17 | 27.6[3] | |
2012-02-20 | 2012 DY13 | 0.00073 AU (109,000 km; 68,000 mi) | 15 | 27.9[4] | |
2012-03-01 | 2012 EZ1 | 0.00154 AU (230,000 km; 143,000 mi) | 10 | 28.8[5] | |
2012-03-26 | 2012 FP35 | 0.00107 AU (160,000 km; 99,000 mi) | 15 | 27.9[6] | |
2012-03-26 | 2012 FS35 | 0.000430 AU (64,300 km; 40,000 mi) | 5 | 30.2[7] | |
2012-04-01 | 2012 EG5 | 0.001539 AU (230,200 km; 143,100 mi) | 60 | 24.3[8] | |
2012-04-19 | 2012 HM13 | 0.00187 AU (280,000 km; 174,000 mi) | 14 | 28.1[9] | |
2012-05-13 | 2012 JU | 0.00135 AU (202,000 km; 125,000 mi) | 13 | 28.3[10] | |
2012-05-17 | 2012 KA | 0.00149 AU (223,000 km; 139,000 mi) | 11 | 28.6[11] | |
2012-05-28 | 2012 KP24 | 0.00038 AU (57,000 km; 35,000 mi) | 20 | 26.4[12] | |
2012-05-29 | 2012 KT42 | 0.000139 AU (20,800 km; 12,900 mi) | 9 | 29.0[13] | |
2012-06-21 | 2012 MF7 | 0.00211 AU (316,000 km; 196,000 mi) | 24 | 26.9[14] | Yes |
2012-10-07 | 2012 TV | 0.00170 AU (254,000 km; 158,000 mi) | 50 | 25.2[15] | |
2012-10-09 | 2012 TM79 | 0.00061 AU (91,000 km; 57,000 mi) | 28 | 26.6[16] | |
2012-10-12 | 2012 TC4 | 0.000634 AU (94,800 km; 58,900 mi) | 27 | 26.7[16] | |
2012-11-12 | 2012 VH77 | 0.00133 AU (199,000 km; 124,000 mi) | 20 | 27.3[17] | |
2012-11-14 | 2012 VJ38 | 0.00151 AU (226,000 km; 140,000 mi) | 11 | 28.5[18] | |
2012-12-11 | 2012 XE54 | 0.00150 AU (224,000 km; 139,000 mi) | 50 | 25.4[19] | |
2012-12-14 | 2012 XB112 | 0.00211 AU (316,000 km; 196,000 mi) | 6 | 29.9[20] | |
2012-12-15 | 2012 XL134 | 0.00184 AU (275,000 km; 171,000 mi) | 16 | 27.8[21] |
Additionally, 2010 KK37 passed by the Earth on May 20, 2012, with a nominal distance of 1.04 Lunar Distances and a minimum of 0.15 Lunar Distances. The asteroid is between 7 and 43 meters large.
Notes
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See also
- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2011
- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2013
References
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