List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2013
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2005 WK4 in August 2013
Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2013.
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Timeline of close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth in 2013
A list of known Near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00256 AU) from Earth in 2013.[note 1]
Date of closest approach |
Object | Nominal geocentric distance (AU)[note 2] |
Size (m) (approximate) [note 3] |
(H) | Closer approach to Moon |
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2013-01-15 | 2013 BR27 | 0.00145 AU (217,000 km; 135,000 mi) | 16 | 27.8[2] | Yes |
2013-01-28 | 2013 CY | 0.00230 AU (344,000 km; 214,000 mi) | 13 | 28.3[3] | |
2013-02-05 | 2013 CY32 | 0.00070 AU (105,000 km; 65,000 mi) | 14 | 28.1[4] | |
2013-02-11 | 2013 CL129 | 0.00185 AU (277,000 km; 172,000 mi) | 12 | 28.4[5] | Yes |
2013-02-15 | 367943 Duende | 0.0002276 AU (34,050 km; 21,160 mi) | 30 | 24.0[6] | |
2013-03-04 | 2013 EC | 0.00245 AU (367,000 km; 228,000 mi) | 16 | 27.8[7] | |
2013-03-09 | 2013 EC20 | 0.001003 AU (150,000 km; 93,200 mi) | 9 | 29.0[8] | |
2013-04-18 | 2013 HT25 | 0.00036 AU (54,000 km; 33,000 mi) | 10 | 28.8[9] | |
2013-06-08 | 2013 LR6 | 0.000742 AU (111,000 km; 69,000 mi) | 16 | 27.8[10] | |
2013-08-04 | 2013 PJ10 | 0.00248 AU (371,000 km; 231,000 mi) | 60 | 24.6[11] | |
2013-08-09 | 2013 PS13 | 0.00136 AU (203,000 km; 126,000 mi) | 21 | 27.2[12] | |
2013-09-03 | 2013 RG | 0.00151 AU (226,000 km; 140,000 mi) | 7 | 29.4[13] | |
2013-09-04 | 2013 RO30 | 0.00194 AU (290,000 km; 180,000 mi) | 12 | 28.4[14] | |
2013-09-05 | 2013 RF32 | 0.00112 AU (168,000 km; 104,000 mi) | 10 | 28.7[15] | |
2013-09-18 | 2013 RZ53 | 0.00162 AU (242,000 km; 151,000 mi) | 3 | 31.1[16] | |
2013-10-04 | 2013 TR12 | 0.00143 AU (214,000 km; 133,000 mi) | 11 | 28.5[17] | |
2013-10-09 | 2013 TL127 | 0.00251 AU (375,000 km; 233,000 mi) | 27 | 26.7[18] | Yes |
2013-10-21 | 2013 UR1 | 0.00168 AU (251,000 km; 156,000 mi) | 17 | 27.6[19] | Yes |
2013-10-25 | 2013 UX2 | 0.00100 AU (150,000 km; 93,000 mi) | 8 | 29.2[20] | |
2013-10-29 | 2013 UV3 | 0.00189 AU (283,000 km; 176,000 mi) | 25 | 26.8[21] | Yes |
2013-11-08 | 2013 VJ11 | 0.002283 AU (341,500 km; 212,200 mi) | 16 | 27.8[22] | Yes |
2013-11-29 | 2013 WH25 | 0.0009 AU (130,000 km; 84,000 mi) | 7 | 29.6[23] | |
2013-12-11 | 2013 XS21 | 0.000484 AU (72,400 km; 45,000 mi) | 7 | 29.4[24] | |
2013-12-23 | 2013 YB | 0.00018 AU (27,000 km; 17,000 mi) | 3 | 31.4[25] |
Notes
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Additional examples
An example list of near-Earth asteroids that passed more than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00256 AU) from Earth in 2013.
- 2013 XH22, December 18, 2013 (1.9 LD)
- 2013 XY8, December 11, 2013 (2 LD)
- 3361 Orpheus, December 7, 2013 (40.1 LD)
- 2001 AV43, November 18, 2013 (3 LD)
- (52760) 1998 ML14, August 24, 2013
- (277475) 2005 WK4, August 8, 2013[26]
- 2003 DZ15, July 30, 2013[27]
- 2006 BL8, July 26, 2013[27]
- 2009 FE, June 4, 2013[27]
- (285263) 1998 QE2, May 29, 2013
- (163364) 2002 OD20, May 23, 2013
- (7888) 1993 UC, March 20, 2013
- 2013 ET, March 9, 2013
Plot of orbits of known potentially hazardous asteroids (size over 460 feet (140 m) and passing within 4.7 million miles (7.6×10 6 km) of Earth's orbit) as of early 2013 (alternate image).
See also
- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2012
- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2014
References
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External links
- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
- Summary of current NEOCP objects / Comments on NEOCP objects (Project Pluto)
- Near-Earth object close approaches ±30 days within 5 LD
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- ↑ Radar Images of Asteroid 2005 WK4
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Astrowatch.net - June 2, 2013
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