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The fastest asteroid to pass within 1 LD of Earth in 2023 was 2023 TK 15 that passed Earth with a velocity with respect to Earth of 21.95 km/s (49,100 mph), [4] while the slowest bypass within lunar distance was that of 2023 XQ 16 at a velocity with respect to Earth of 3.16 km/s (7,100 mph). [5]
Lists of the closest asteroid approaches of Earth separated by the size (or if uncertain, absolute magnitude) of the asteroid. These lists are again restricted to objects passing above the Kármán line (100 km (62 mi) above ground). Only close approaches that have been observed (noticed in real time or in precovery) are listed.
Asteroid designation Date of impact Location of impact Method of detection Estimated size Reference 2008 TC 3: October 7, 2008: Nubian Desert in Sudan: visual, weather satellite, meteorite recovery: 4 m (13 ft) JPL · MPC · [1] 2014 AA: January 2, 2014: Central Atlantic Ocean: infrasound: 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) JPL · MPC · [2] 2018 LA: June ...
The asteroid's path drastically will be altered by Earth's gravity once it zips by. Instead of circling the sun every 359 days, it will move into an oval orbit lasting 425 days, according to NASA.
A small asteroid will be pulled into orbit around the Earth as a “mini-moon” later this month before the space rock departs into other parts of the solar system.. The 10m-wide asteroid, dubbed ...
The Earth will be hit by a tiny asteroid today, astronomers have said.. But the tiny asteroid – which is roughly one metre in size – will burn up in the atmosphere as it arrives.. That means ...
An asteroid for which there is some possibility of a collision with Earth at a future date and which is above a certain size is classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA). Specifically, an asteroid is a PHA if its Earth minimum orbital intersection distance (MOID) is <0.05 AU and its absolute magnitude is 22 or brighter. [2]
The yellow dots show the position uncertainty of asteroid 2024 YR4 when it encounters Earth in 2032, based on observations up to January 31, 2025.