NEO Close Approaches Tables — The Asteroid News

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Select Noteworthy NEOs

• NEO Close Approaches — for 433 Eros (A898 PA)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 1862 Apollo (1932 HA)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 2101 Adonis (1936 CA)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 69230 Hermes (1937 UB)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 1566 Icarus (1949 MA)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 29075 (1950 DA)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 1620 Geographos (1951 RA)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 4581 Asclepius (1989 FC)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 137108 (1999 AN10)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 363116 (2001 GQ2)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 99942 Apophis (2004 MN4)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 242708 (2005 UK1)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 443104 (2013 XK22)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 367943 Duende (2012 DA14)
• NEO Close Approaches — for 620100 (2016 WJ1)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2013 GM3)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2013 YB)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2018 JD)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2023 DW)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2024 YR4)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2025 DH30)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2025 QV9)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2026 AS2)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2026 BK2)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2026 EM)
• NEO Close Approaches — for (2026 EG1)

Asteroids follow predictable orbits governed by well–understood celestial mechanics. The “known” orbit of an asteroid is determined by calculating the ellipse around the Sun that “best” places the object in the sky where it was observed. Astronomers adjust the orbital elements until the asteroid’s postdicted positions “align” with its observed positions. There is no such thing as a perfectly “known” orbit. As additional observations are collected, the orbit is refined, increasing confidence in both postdicting the object’s past positions and predicting its future positions. Postdiction allows precovery searches, in which older astronomical images are examined to detect the object at dates prior to its official discovery.

Near–Earth objects can sometimes pass relatively close to Earth as they orbit the Sun. However, “close” in astronomical terms still often means millions, or even tens of millions, of kilometers. To put these encounters into proper context, our NEO close approach tables list recorded, postdicted, or predicted close approaches of known NEOs. Distances are shown in multiple units: astronomical units (AU), lunar distances (LD), kilometers, and Earth radii to help illustrate the true scale of these flybys. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily imply an impact threat; it reflects orbital geometry and well–understood celestial mechanics.

The raw data for the tables is from the The JPL Center for NEO Studies (CNEOS) and was pulled from the API .