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Asteroid Close Approaches to Earth
2000–2007
  After closest approach: 23 (43.4%)
  <24 hours before: 6 (11.3%)
  Up to 7 days before: 22 (41.5%)
  > one week before: 0 (0%)
  > 7 weeks before: 2 (3.8%)
  > one year before: 0 (0%)
Time of discovery of asteroids which came closer to Earth than the moon in 2000-2007
Other Years
2000-2007, 2008, 2009

Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in the early years of the 21st century before any asteroid impacts had been successfully predicted.

Timeline of close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth in 2000-2007

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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 2000–2007.[note 1]

  Rows highlighted red indicate objects which were not discovered until after closest approach

  Rows highlighted yellow indicate objects discovered less than 24 hours before closest approach

  Rows highlighted green indicate objects discovered more than one week before closest approach

  Rows highlighted turquoise indicate objects discovered more than 7 weeks before closest approach

  Rows highlighted blue indicate objects discovered more than one year before closest approach (i.e.
objects successfully cataloged on a previous orbit, rather than being detected during final approach)

This list does not include any of the objects that collided with earth during 2000-2007, none of which were discovered in advance, but were recorded by sensors designed to detect detonation of nuclear devices.

Date of
closest
approach 		Date
discovered 		Object Nominal geocentric
distance (AU)[note 2] 		Nominal geocentric
distance (LD) 		Size (m)
(approximate) 		(H)
(abs. mag) 		Closer
approach
to Moon 		Refs[1][2]
2001-01-15 2001-01-19 2001 BA16 0.00205 AU (307,000 km; 191,000 mi) 0.80 17–38 26.0 Yes data · 2001 BA16
2002-06-14 2002-06-17 2002 MN 0.00080 AU (120,000 km; 74,000 mi) 0.31 51–110 23.6 Yes data · 2002 MN
2002-12-11 2002-12-13 2002 XV90 0.00079 AU (118,000 km; 73,000 mi) 0.31 21–47 25.5 data · 2002 XV90
2003-04-29 2003-04-25 2003 HW10 0.00221 AU (331,000 km; 205,000 mi) 0.86 11–24 27.0 data · 2003 HW10
2003-09-19 2003-09-20 2003 SW130 0.00108 AU (162,000 km; 100,000 mi) 0.42 4.0–9.0 29.1 data · 2003 SW130
2003-09-27 2003-09-28 2003 SQ222 0.00056 AU (84,000 km; 52,000 mi) 0.22 2.5–5.7 30.1 data · 2003 SQ222
2003-10-12 2003-10-17 2003 UM3 0.00186 AU (278,000 km; 173,000 mi) 0.72 6.4–14 28.1 data · 2003 UM3
2003-12-06 2003-12-05 2003 XJ7 0.00099 AU (148,000 km; 92,000 mi) 0.39 14–31 26.4 data · 2003 XJ7
2004-03-18 2004-03-16 2004 FH 0.00033 AU (49,000 km; 31,000 mi) 0.13 19–43 25.7 data · 2004 FH
2004-03-27 2004-03-26 2004 FY15 0.00160 AU (239,000 km; 149,000 mi) 0.62 16–36 26.1 data · 2004 FY15
2004-03-31 2004-03-31 2004 FU162 0.0000863 AU (12,910 km; 8,020 mi) 0.03 4.8–11 28.7 data · 2004 FU162
2004-04-18 2004-04-16 2004 HE 0.00185 AU (277,000 km; 172,000 mi) 0.72 12–26 26.8 Yes data · 2004 HE
2004-07-16 2004-07-17 2004 OD4 0.00111 AU (166,000 km; 103,000 mi) 0.43 11–24 27.0 data · 2004 OD4
2004-09-13 2004-09-11 2004 RU109 0.00247 AU (370,000 km; 230,000 mi) 0.96 14–31 26.4 Yes data · 2004 RU109
2004-09-21 2004-09-23 2004 ST26 0.00246 AU (368,000 km; 229,000 mi) 0.96 15–33 26.3 Yes data · 2004 ST26
2004-10-24 2004-10-23 2004 UH1 0.00198 AU (296,000 km; 184,000 mi) 0.77 6.4–14 28.1 data · 2004 UH1
2004-12-16 2004-12-13 2004 XB45 0.00217 AU (325,000 km; 202,000 mi) 0.85 15–34 26.2 data · 2004 XB45
2004-12-19 2004-12-20 2004 YD5 0.00023 AU (34,000 km; 21,000 mi) 0.09 3.7–8.2 29.3 data · 2004 YD5
2005-01-13 2005-01-16 2005 BS1 0.00175 AU (262,000 km; 163,000 mi) 0.68 8.4–19 27.5 Yes data · 2005 BS1
2005-03-18 2005-03-17 2005 FN 0.00096 AU (144,000 km; 89,000 mi) 0.37 11–25 26.9 data · 2005 FN
2005-10-10 2005-10-09 2005 TK50 0.00089 AU (133,000 km; 83,000 mi) 0.35 4.0–9.0 29.1 data · 2005 TK50
2005-10-30 2005-10-27 2005 UW5 0.00125 AU (187,000 km; 116,000 mi) 0.49 8.4–19 27.5 data · 2005 UW5
2005-11-26 2005-11-25 2005 WN3 0.00056 AU (84,000 km; 52,000 mi) 0.22 2.8–6.2 29.9 data · 2005 WN3
2005-12-05 2005-12-07 2005 XA8 0.00145 AU (217,000 km; 135,000 mi) 0.56 19–43 25.7 data · 2005 XA8
2006-01-28 2006-01-26 2006 BV39 0.00225 AU (337,000 km; 209,000 mi) 0.88 4.0–9.0 29.1 Yes data · 2006 BV39
2006-01-29 2006-01-28 2006 BF56 0.00137 AU (205,000 km; 127,000 mi) 0.53 3.2–7.1 29.6 data · 2006 BF56
2006-02-23 2006-02-22 2006 DD1 0.00079 AU (118,000 km; 73,000 mi) 0.31 13–30 26.5 data · 2006 DD1
2006-02-24 2006-02-27 2006 DM63 0.00153 AU (229,000 km; 142,000 mi) 0.60 12–27 26.7 data · 2006 DM63
2006-03-08 2006-03-03 2006 EC 0.00181 AU (271,000 km; 168,000 mi) 0.70 13–28 26.6 data · 2006 EC
2006-07-23 2006-07-22 2006 OK3 0.00188 AU (281,000 km; 175,000 mi) 0.73 10–23 27.1 data · 2006 OK3
2006-08-31 2006-08-31 2006 QM111 0.00107 AU (160,000 km; 99,000 mi) 0.42 8.0–18 27.6 data · 2006 QM111
2006-10-21 2006-10-23 2006 UE64 0.00114 AU (171,000 km; 106,000 mi) 0.44 6.7–15 28.0 data · 2006 UE64
2006-10-30 2006-10-28 2006 UJ185 0.00179 AU (268,000 km; 166,000 mi) 0.70 7.0–16 27.9 data · 2006 UJ185
2006-11-16 2006-11-18 2006 WP1 0.00208 AU (311,000 km; 193,000 mi) 0.81 6.1–14 28.2 data · 2006 WP1
2006-11-20 2006-11-23 2006 WX29 0.00221 AU (331,000 km; 205,000 mi) 0.86 7.3–16 27.8 data · 2006 WX29
2006-11-21 2006-11-17 2006 WV 0.00233 AU (349,000 km; 217,000 mi) 0.91 9.7–22 27.2 data · 2006 WV
2007-01-18 2007-01-16 2007 BD 0.00217 AU (325,000 km; 202,000 mi) 0.84 22–49 25.4 data · 2007 BD
2007-02-11 2007-02-13 2007 CC27 0.00221 AU (331,000 km; 205,000 mi) 0.86 11–24 27.0 Yes data · 2007 CC27
2007-02-21 2007-02-23 2007 DN41 0.00202 AU (302,000 km; 188,000 mi) 0.79 14–31 26.4 data · 2007 DN41
2007-03-11 2007-03-09 2007 EH 0.00117 AU (175,000 km; 109,000 mi) 0.46 8.0–18 27.6 data · 2007 EH
2007-03-13 2007-03-09 2007 EK 0.00177 AU (265,000 km; 165,000 mi) 0.69 3.7–8.2 29.3 data · 2007 EK
2007-03-25 2006-09-14 2006 RH120 0.00236 AU (353,000 km; 219,000 mi) 0.92 3.3–7.5 29.5 data · 2006 RH120
2007-04-24 2007-04-23 2007 HB15 0.00147 AU (220,000 km; 137,000 mi) 0.57 7.7–17 27.7 data · 2007 HB15
2007-06-14 2006-09-14 2006 RH120 0.00185 AU (277,000 km; 172,000 mi) 0.72 3.3–7.5 29.5 data · 2006 RH120
2007-09-05 2007-09-04 2007 RS1 0.00049 AU (73,000 km; 46,000 mi) 0.19 1.8–3.9 30.9 data · 2007 RS1
2007-10-12 2007-10-11 2007 TX22 0.00097 AU (145,000 km; 90,000 mi) 0.38 5.6–12 28.4 data · 2007 TX22
2007-10-17 2007-10-21 2007 UO6 0.00245 AU (367,000 km; 228,000 mi) 0.96 9.2–21 27.3 Yes data · 2007 UO6
2007-10-17 2007-10-21 2007 UN12 0.00047 AU (70,000 km; 44,000 mi) 0.18 4.8–11 28.7 data · 2007 UN12
2007-10-18 2007-10-20 2007 UD6 0.00128 AU (191,000 km; 119,000 mi) 0.50 5.8–13 28.3 data · 2007 UD6
2007-10-30 2007-10-31 2007 US51 0.00149 AU (223,000 km; 139,000 mi) 0.58 9.7–22 27.2 data · 2007 US51
2007-11-14 2007-11-12 2007 VF189 0.00156 AU (233,000 km; 145,000 mi) 0.61 5.8–13 28.3 data · 2007 VF189
2007-12-13 2007-12-14 2007 XB23 0.00067 AU (100,000 km; 62,000 mi) 0.26 10–23 27.1 data · 2007 XB23
2007-12-27 2007-12-30 2007 YP56 0.00138 AU (206,000 km; 128,000 mi) 0.54 18–41 25.8 data · 2007 YP56

Warning Times by Size

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This table visualizes the warning times of the close approaches listed in the above table, depending on the size of the asteroid. The sizes of each pie chart show the relative sizes of the asteroids to scale. For comparison, the approximate size of a person is also shown. This is based around the absolute magnitude of each asteroid, an approximate measure of size based on brightness.

Absolute Magnitude
Comments Relative Size
(size of a person for comparison)
Absolute Magnitude 30 and Greater


Absolute Magnitude 29-30


Absolute Magnitude 28-29


Absolute Magnitude 27-28


Absolute Magnitude 26-27


Absolute Magnitude 25-26


Absolute Magnitude Less than 25 (Largest)


Notes

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  1. ^ For a list of current Earth close approaches see NEO Earth Close Approaches
  2. ^ Distance from the center of Earth to the center of the object. See the NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics Glossary: Geocentric. Earth has a radius of approximately 6,400 km.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". JPL Solar System Dynamics. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  2. ^ "MPC Database". IAU Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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