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2011 MD is a bright micro-asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo and Amor group, respectively. [1] [3] On 27 June 2011, at around 17:00 UTC (13:00 EDT), the object passed exceptionally close to Earth's surface at a distance of approximately 12,000 kilometers (7,500 mi), roughly the diameter of the Earth.
(436724) 2011 UW 158, provisionally known as 2011 UW 158, is a stony, walnut-shaped asteroid and fast rotator, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 300 meters in diameter.
A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00257 AU) from Earth in 2011. [note 1] Rows highlighted red indicate objects which were not discovered until after closest approach
Most highly inclined known main-belt asteroid from August 30, 1935, to June 14, 1980 MPC: 1580 Betulia: 52.083° May 22, 1950 most highly inclined known minor planet from May 22, 1950, to July 4, 1973 MPC: 2938 Hopi: 41.436° June 14, 1980 Most highly inclined known main-belt asteroid from June 14, 1980, to September 20, 2000 MPC (5496) 1973 NA ...
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Trajectory of 2004 FH in the Earth–Moon system Goldstone radar images of asteroid 2007 PA 8 's Earth flyby in 2012. This is a list of examples where an asteroid or meteoroid travels close to the Earth. Some are regarded as potentially hazardous objects if they are estimated to be large enough to cause regional devastation.
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(367789) 2011 AG 5, provisional designation 2011 AG 5, is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. [1] It has a diameter of about 140 meters (460 ft). [4] It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 21 December 2012 and as such it now has a rating of 0 on the Torino Scale ...