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Forthcoming Close Approaches To The Earth
Forthcoming Close Approaches To The Earth
The following table lists the predicted minor-planet and comet encounters to within 0.2 AU of the earth
during the next 33 years (from the start of this year). Objects with very uncertain orbits are excluded
from this listing, as are recently-discovered objects whose orbits have been computed without
consideration of planetary perturbations. The distances quoted are from the nominal orbit solutions in
the cited references and can be quite uncertain, particularly for one-opposition objects. Perturbed orbital
solutions consider perturbations by eight major planets (Mercury to Neptune), three minor planets
(Ceres, Pallas and Vesta) and treat the earth and the moon as separate perturbing bodies.
Also available is a list of PHA close-encounters from the start of this year through the end of 2178 and a
list of earth-approaches within 0.2 AU over the period 1900-2178.
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Object (and name) Date of encounter (TT)
Distance Orbit arc Reference Object (and
name)
JD Calendar (AU)
2004 XM29 2453371.94 2005 Jan. 1.44 0.02378 1opposition,
arc = 21 days MPO 74447 2004 XM29
2004 XD6 2453373.44 2005 Jan. 2.94 0.06890 1opposition,
arc = 24 days MPO 74441 2004 XD6
2000 WP19 2453373.73 2005 Jan. 3.23
0.1550 2 oppositions, 2000-2004 MPO 74049 2000
WP19
2005 BG14 2453376.59 2005 Jan. 6.09 0.07973 1opposition,
arc = 41 days MPO 77807 2005 BG14
2004 YR 2453376.96 2005 Jan. 6.46 0.1849 1opposition,
arc = 198 days MPO 77796 2004 YR
2002 AA29 2453379.22 2005 Jan. 8.72
0.08739 2 oppositions, 2002-2004 MPO 57849 2002
AA29
2005 BN1 2453380.91 2005 Jan. 10.41 0.02395 1opposition,
arc = 18 days MPO 74484 2005 BN1
(27002) 1998 DV9 2453381.90 2005 Jan. 11.40
0.07771 3 oppositions, 1998-2001 MPO 70194 (27002) 1998
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