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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
Trajectory of asteroid 2005 YU 55 compared with the orbits of Earth and the Moon on 8–9 November 2011. Apparent trajectory on 8–9 November 2011. In February 2010, (308635) 2005 YU 55 was rated 1 on the Torino Scale for a potential pass near Earth on 10 November 2103, [12] that posed no unusual level of danger.
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The October 2012 observations reduced the orbit uncertainties by more than a factor of 60, meaning that the Earth's position in February 2040 no longer falls within the range of possible future paths for the asteroid. [8] On 4 February 2040 the asteroid will pass no closer than 0.007 AU (1,000,000 km; 650,000 mi) (~2.8 LD) from Earth. [1]
(458732) 2011 MD 5 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid around 1.2 kilometers (0.75 miles) in diameter. It is the largest asteroid known to have passed closer than the Moon. [4] On 17 September 1918 the asteroid passed 0.00234 AU (350 thousand km; 0.91 LD) from Earth [3] with a peak apparent magnitude of around 8.4.
November 14, 2024 at 2:59 AM. An asteroid burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere just hours after it was detected last month, the European Space Agency revealed in its latest newsletter.
An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet's orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...
On November 8, 2011, asteroid (308635) 2005 YU 55, relatively large at about 400 m (1,300 ft) in diameter, passed within 324,930 km (201,900 mi) (0.845 lunar distances) of Earth. [ 49 ] On February 15, 2013, the 30 m (98 ft) asteroid 367943 Duende ( 2012 DA 14 ) passed approximately 27,700 km (17,200 mi) above the surface of Earth, closer than ...