List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2016

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Asteroids which came closer to Earth than the Moon in 2016 by time of discovery
Circle frame.svgAfter closest approach: 31 (59.6%)< 24 hours before: 5 (9.6%)up to 7 days before: 16 (30.8%)> one week before: 0 (0.0%)> 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)> one year before: 0 (0.0%)
  •   After closest approach: 31 (59.6%)
  •   < 24 hours before: 5 (9.6%)
  •   up to 7 days before: 16 (30.8%)
  •   > one week before: 0 (0.0%)
  •   > 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)
  •   > one year before: 0 (0.0%)
Other years
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2016.

Contents

Timeline of known close approaches less than one Lunar distance from Earth in 2016

A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (0.0025696 AU (384,410 km; 238,860 mi)) from Earth in 2016, based on the close approach database of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). [1]

For reference, the radius of Earth is approximately 0.0000426 AU (6,370 km; 3,960 mi) or 0.0166 Lunar distances.
The orbit of geosynchronous satellites, however, is 0.000282 AU (42,200 km; 26,200 mi) or 0.110 Lunar distances. This year, 6 (possibly 7) asteroids traveled nearer than this, most notably 2016 DY30, which approached a mere 1.25 Earth radii (8000 km) from the surface.

The CNEOS database of close approaches lists some close approaches a full orbit or more before the discovery of the object, derived by orbit calculation. The list below only includes close approaches that are evidenced by observations, thus the pre-discovery close approaches would only be included if the object was found by precovery, but there was no such close approach in 2016.

This list and relevant databases do not consider impacts as close approaches, thus this list does not include any of the 32 objects that collided with Earth's atmosphere in 2016, none of which were discovered in advance, but were observed visually or recorded by sensors designed to detect detonation of nuclear devices. [2]

     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)

Date of
closest
approach
Date
discovered
Object Nominal geocentric
distance (AU) [note 1]
Nominal geocentric
distance (LD)
Size (m)
(approximate)
(H)Closer
approach
to Moon
2016-01-102016-01-12 [3] 2016 AQ1640.000698 AU (104,400 km; 64,900 mi)0.272.9–6.529.8 [4]
2016-01-122016-01-13 [5] 2016 AH1640.000178 AU (26,600 km; 16,500 mi)0.073.1–6.829.7 [6]
2016-01-132016-01-14 [7] 2016 AN1650.00120 AU (180,000 km; 112,000 mi)0.477.7–1727.7 [8]
2016-01-142016-01-14 [9] 2016 AN1640.000248 AU (37,100 km; 23,100 mi)0.102.2–4.930.4 [10]
2016-02-062016-02-03 [11] 2016 CG180.00101 AU (151,000 km; 94,000 mi)0.395.3–1228.5 [12]
2016-02-102016-02-11 [13] 2016 CW2640.00141 AU (211,000 km; 131,000 mi)0.552.9–6.529.8 [14]
2016-02-132016-02-12 [15] 2016 CM1940.000517 AU (77,300 km; 48,100 mi)0.207.7–1727.7 [16]
2016-02-152016-02-16 [17] 2016 DB0.000828 AU (123,900 km; 77,000 mi)0.325.3–1228.5 [18]
2016-02-252016-02-26 [19] 2016 DY300.0000956 AU (14,300 km; 8,890 mi)0.042.1–4.730.5 [20]
2016-02-262016-02-27 [21] 2016 DK20.00212 AU (317,000 km; 197,000 mi)0.834.4–9.928.9 [22]
2016-02-292016-02-28 [23] 2016 DA310.00134 AU (200,000 km; 125,000 mi)0.522.8–6.229.9 [24] Yes
2016-03-032016-03-02 [25] 2016 EK10.00135 AU (202,000 km; 125,000 mi)0.534–929.1 [26] Yes
2016-03-042016-03-03 [27] 2016 EL10.00154 AU (230,000 km; 143,000 mi)0.607.3–1627.8 [28]
2016-03-082016-03-07 [29] 2016 EV280.00103 AU (154,000 km; 96,000 mi)0.405.4–1528.5 [30]
2016-03-102016-03-11 [31] 2016 EN1570.00216 AU (323,000 km; 201,000 mi)0.846.7–1528.0 [32]
2016-03-112016-03-15 [33] 2016 EF1950.000211 AU (31,600 km; 19,600 mi)0.0821–4725.5 [34]
2016-03-142016-03-16 [35] 2016 FC10.00112 AU (168,000 km; 104,000 mi)0.444–929.1 [36]
2016-03-232016-03-30 [37] 2016 FZ130.00252 AU (377,000 km; 234,000 mi)0.985.8–1328.3 [38] Yes
2016-03-252016-03-27 [39] 2016 FU60.00120 AU (180,000 km; 112,000 mi)0.474.4–9.928.9 [40]
2016-03-282016-03-31 [41] 2016 FE150.00180 AU (269,000 km; 167,000 mi)0.704.6–1028.8 [42] Yes
2016-04-012016-04-05 [43] 2016 GS1340.00133 AU (199,000 km; 124,000 mi)0.527.7–1727.7 [44]
2016-04-042016-04-05 [45] 2016 GN1340.000382 AU (57,100 km; 35,500 mi)0.152.3–5.130.3 [46]
2016-04-052016-03-30 [47] 2016 FW130.00210 AU (314,000 km; 195,000 mi)0.823.3–7.529.5 [48]
2016-04-062016-04-09 [49] 2016 GO2060.00222 AU (332,000 km; 206,000 mi)0.8615–3326.3
2016-04-082016-04-06 [50] 2016 GO1340.00222 AU (332,000 km; 206,000 mi)0.868–1827.6 [51]
2016-05-052016-05-03 [52] 2016 JS50.00136 AU (203,000 km; 126,000 mi)0.531.9–4.330.7 [53]
2016-06-042016-06-10 [54] 2016 LR510.00235 AU (352,000 km; 218,000 mi)0.918.8–2027.4 [55] Yes
2016-06-072016-06-04 [56] 2016 LT10.000965 AU (144,400 km; 89,700 mi)0.384.2–9.429.0 [57]
2016-06-092016-06-08 [58] 2016 LP100.000479 AU (71,700 km; 44,500 mi)0.193.7–8.229.3 [59]
2016-07-072016-07-09 [60] 2016 NJ220.00191 AU (286,000 km; 178,000 mi)0.745.6–1228.4 [61]
2016-07-112016-07-09 [62] 2016 NK220.00177 AU (265,000 km; 165,000 mi)0.694.2–9.429.0 [63]
2016-08-282016-08-27 [64] 2016 QA20.000579 AU (86,600 km; 53,800 mi)0.2325–5725.1 [65]
2016-09-022016-09-04 [66] 2016 RR10.000865 AU (129,400 km; 80,400 mi)0.346.7–1528.0 [67]
2016-09-032016-09-04 [68] 2016 RS10.00127 AU (190,000 km; 118,000 mi)0.503.8–8.629.2 [69]
2016-09-072016-09-05 [70] 2016 RB10.000271 AU (40,500 km; 25,200 mi)0.115.8–1328.3 [71]
2016-09-112016-09-11 [72] 2016 RN410.000159 AU (23,800 km; 14,800 mi)0.061.7–3.731.0 [73]
2016-09-212016-09-22 [74] 2016 SJ0.000997 AU (149,100 km; 92,700 mi)0.394.2–9.429.0 [75]
2016-09-242016-09-26 [76] 2016 SU20.00235 AU (352,000 km; 218,000 mi)0.918–1827.6 [77]
2016-09-252016-09-26 [78] 2016 SA20.00205 AU (307,000 km; 191,000 mi)0.806.3–1428.1 [79]
2016-09-302016-10-01 [80] 2016 TD0.00151 AU (226,000 km; 140,000 mi)0.596.4–1428.1 [81]
2016-10-032016-10-02 [82] 2016 TH0.000858 AU (128,400 km; 79,800 mi)0.333.5–7.829.4 [83]
2016-10-082016-10-09 [84] 2016 TG940.00145 AU (217,000 km; 135,000 mi)0.563.1–729.7 [85]
2016-10-102016-10-11 [86] 2016 TS540.000502 AU (75,100 km; 46,700 mi)0.207.3–1627.8 [87]
2016-10-112016-10-09 [88] 2016 TB190.00212 AU (317,000 km; 197,000 mi)0.824–929.1 [89]
2016-10-172016-10-19 [90] 2016 UD0.000485 AU (72,600 km; 45,100 mi)0.1913–2826.6 [91]
2016-11-022016-11-01 [92] 2016 VA0.000630 AU (94,200 km; 58,600 mi)0.258–1827.6 [93]
2016-11-072016-11-05 [94] 2016 VB10.00179 AU (268,000 km; 166,000 mi)0.705.1–1128.6 [95]
2016-11-102016-11-11 [96] 2016 VF180.000467 AU (69,900 km; 43,400 mi)0.182.8–6.329.9 [97]
2016-11-172016-11-18 [98] 2016 WT0.00129 AU (193,000 km; 120,000 mi)0.502.9–6.529.8 [99]
2016-11-212016-11-23 [100] 2016 WT30.00243 AU (364,000 km; 226,000 mi)0.955.1–1128.6 [101]
2016-11-252016-11-24 [102] 2016 WW20.000894 AU (133,700 km; 83,100 mi)0.355.1–9.229.0 [103]
2016-11-302016-12-01 [104] 2016 XL230.000580 AU (86,800 km; 53,900 mi)0.233.7–8.329.3 [105]

In addition to the confirmed asteroids on the above list, which feature in the CNEOS close approach database, there have been well-observed unconfirmed or confirmed but poorly observed objects with a 50% or greater chance of passing within 1 LD of the Earth, which are listed separately below.

Date of
closest
approach
Date
discovered
Object Nominal geocentric
distance (AU)
Nominal geocentric
distance (LD)
Size (m)
(approximate)
(H)Closer
approach
to Moon
2016-02-112016-??-??P10tI8h0.00176 AU (263,000 km; 164,000 mi)0.692–330.7?
2016-03-282016-03-31 [106] 2016 FR60 aka
BeUc1Ig [107]
0.00256 AU (383,000 km; 238,000 mi)0.993–929.3?
2016-04-012016-04-02 [108] 2016 GC252 aka

XGB1CE8 [107]

0.000336 AU (50,300 km; 31,200 mi)0.133–929.3?
2016-08-092016-08-16 [109]
(Unconfirmed)
DT16P090.000432 AU (64,600 km; 40,200 mi)0.171–332.9?
2016-10-142016-10-20 [109]
(Unconfirmed)
XT9D9390.00241 AU (361,000 km; 224,000 mi)0.94 [note 2] 7–2027.7
2016-10-192016-11-06 [109]
(Unconfirmed)
XUA7AB30.00233 AU (349,000 km; 217,000 mi)0.91 [note 3] 4–1328.6
2016-11-052016-11-14 [109]
(Unconfirmed)
XV88D4F0.000245 AU (36,700 km; 22,800 mi)0.095 [note 4] 2–730.0

Warning times by size

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

Absolute magnitude H ≥ 30 (smallest)

Silhouette of man standing and facing forward Silhouette of man standing and facing forward.svg
Silhouette of man standing and facing forward

(size of a person for comparison)

Circle frame.svgAfter closest approach: 2 (40.0%)< 24 hours before: 2 (40.0%)up to 7 days before: 1 (20.0%)> one week before: 0 (0.0%)> 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)> one year before: 0 (0.0%)

Absolute magnitude 30 > H ≥ 29

Circle frame.svgAfter closest approach: 10 (52.6%)< 24 hours before: 0 (0.0%)up to 7 days before: 9 (47.4%)> one week before: 0 (0.0%)> 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)> one year before: 0 (0.0%)

Absolute magnitude 29 > H ≥ 28

Circle frame.svgAfter closest approach: 11 (73.3%)< 24 hours before: 1 (6.7%)up to 7 days before: 3 (20.0%)> one week before: 0 (0.0%)> 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)> one year before: 0 (0.0%)

Absolute magnitude 28 > H ≥ 27

Circle frame.svgAfter closest approach: 5 (55.6%)< 24 hours before: 1 (11.1%)up to 7 days before: 3 (33.3%)> one week before: 0 (0.0%)> 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)> one year before: 0 (0.0%)

Absolute magnitude 27 > H ≥ 26

Circle frame.svgAfter closest approach: 2 (100.0%)< 24 hours before: 0 (0.0%)up to 7 days before: 0 (0.0%)> one week before: 0 (0.0%)> 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)> one year before: 0 (0.0%)

Absolute magnitude 26 > H ≥ 25

Circle frame.svgAfter closest approach: 1 (50.0%)< 24 hours before: 1 (50.0%)up to 7 days before: 0 (0.0%)> one week before: 0 (0.0%)> 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)> one year before: 0 (0.0%)
  •   After closest approach: 1 (50.0%)
  •   < 24 hours before: 1 (50.0%)
  •   up to 7 days before: 0 (0.0%)
  •   > one week before: 0 (0.0%)
  •   > 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%)
  •   > one year before: 0 (0.0%)

Absolute magnitude 25 > H (largest)

None

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. distance error: 0.000244 AU, approach range: 0.84 to 1.03 LD
  3. distance error: 0.000609 AU, approach range: 0.67 to 1.14 LD
  4. distance error: 0.0000808 AU, approach range: 0.064 to 0.13 LD

Timeline of close approaches less than one Lunar distance from the Moon in 2016

The number of asteroids listed here are significantly less than those of asteroids that approach Earth for several reasons. Asteroids that approach Earth not only move faster, but are brighter and are easier to detect with modern surveys because:

These factors severely limit the amount of Moon-approaching asteroids, to a level many times lower than the asteroids detected passing as close to Earth.

Date of
closest
approach
Object Nominal lunocentric
distance (AU) [note2 1]
Nominal lunocentric
distance (LD)
Size (m)
(approximate)
(H)
approach
distance
to Earth
(LD)
2016-01-012016 AN660.00214 AU (320,000 km; 199,000 mi)0.837–2427.3 [110] 1.45
2016-01-102016 AQ1640.00125 AU (187,000 km; 116,000 mi)0.492–729.9 [4] 0.27
2016-01-112016 AH1640.000632 AU (94,500 km; 58,700 mi)0.253–729.7 [6] 0.069
2016-02-072016 CG180.00141 AU (211,000 km; 131,000 mi)0.553–1628.5 [12] 0.39
2016-02-102016 CW2640.00195 AU (292,000 km; 181,000 mi)0.762–729.8 [14] 0.56
2016-02-132016 CM1940.00204 AU (305,000 km; 190,000 mi)0.797–2127.5 [16] 0.20
2016-02-262016 DY300.00189 AU (283,000 km; 176,000 mi)0.742–530.5 [20] 0.037
2016-02-292016 DA310.00127 AU (190,000 km; 118,000 mi)0.492–729.9 [24] 0.52
2016-03-032016 EK10.00100 AU (150,000 km; 93,000 mi)0.392–929.1 [26] 0.53
2016-03-042016 EL10.00158 AU (236,000 km; 147,000 mi)0.615–2027.8 [28] 0.60
2016-03-052016 EG10.00256 AU (383,000 km; 238,000 mi)0.9983–1029.1 [111] 1.14
2016-03-082016 EV280.00116 AU (174,000 km; 108,000 mi)0.454–1028.5 [30] 0.40
2016-03-092016 EN1570.00228 AU (341,000 km; 212,000 mi)0.895–928.0 [32] 0.84
2016-03-102016 EF1950.00160 AU (239,000 km; 149,000 mi)0.6216–3125.5 [34] 0.082
2016-03-142016 FC10.00131 AU (196,000 km; 122,000 mi)0.514–829.1 [36] 0.44
2016-03-212016 FN560.00256 AU (383,000 km; 238,000 mi)0.995 [note2 2] 35–8624.2 [112] 0.9995
2016-03-242016 FZ130.000942 AU (140,900 km; 87,600 mi)0.374–1028.3 [38] 0.98
2016-03-262016 FU60.00213 AU (319,000 km; 198,000 mi)0.834–928.9 [40] 0.47
2016-03-282016 FE150.00124 AU (186,000 km; 115,000 mi)0.484–1228.8 [42] 0.70
2016-04-032016 FB130.00232 AU (347,000 km; 216,000 mi)0.9010–3126.7 [113] 1.23
2016-04-042016 GN1340.00220 AU (329,000 km; 205,000 mi)0.861–530.3 [46] 0.19
2016-04-112016 FV130.00232 AU (347,000 km; 216,000 mi)0.9013–4326.0 [114] 1.81
2016-05-062016 JS50.00160 AU (239,000 km; 149,000 mi)0.621–530.6 [53] 0.53
2016-06-042016 LR510.00215 AU (322,000 km; 200,000 mi)0.847–2427.4 [55] 0.91
2016-06-092016 LP100.00204 AU (305,000 km; 190,000 mi)0.802–829.5 [59] 0.20
2016-09-022016 RS10.00242 AU (362,000 km; 225,000 mi)0.943–1129.1 [69] 0.50
2016-09-072016 RK400.00128 AU (191,000 km; 119,000 mi)0.505–2827.4 [115] 1.35
2016-09-082016 RB10.00192 AU (287,000 km; 178,000 mi)0.756–1827.8 [71] 0.11
2016-09-102016 SF10.00156 AU (233,000 km; 145,000 mi)0.6124–8024.6 [116] 1.32
2016-09-102016 RE340.00217 AU (325,000 km; 202,000 mi)0.845–1528.3 [117] 1.19
2016-10-032016 TH0.000908 AU (135,800 km; 84,400 mi)0.353–929.4 [83] 0.33
2016-10-072016 TG940.00179 AU (268,000 km; 166,000 mi)0.703–829.7 [85] 0.56
2016-10-102016 TS540.00210 AU (314,000 km; 195,000 mi)0.826–1827.9 [87] 0.20
2016-10-182016 UD0.00107 AU (160,000 km; 99,000 mi)0.4210–3326.6 [91] 0.19
2016-11-022016 VA0.00229 AU (343,000 km; 213,000 mi)0.896–2727.3 [93] 0.24
2016-11-05XV88D4F0.00251 AU (375,000 km; 233,000 mi)0.982–730.00.095
2016-11-082016 VB10.00232 AU (347,000 km; 216,000 mi)0.904–1528.4 [95] 0.70
2016-11-102016 VF180.00220 AU (329,000 km; 205,000 mi)0.852–829.9 [97] 0.18
2016-11-172016 WY0.00242 AU (362,000 km; 225,000 mi)0.943–1029.3 [118] 1.73
2016-11-172016 WT0.00229 AU (343,000 km; 213,000 mi)0.892–829.7 [99] 0.50
2016-11-252016 WW20.000997 AU (149,100 km; 92,700 mi)0.393–1129.0 [103] 0.35
2016-11-272016 WR550.00255 AU (381,000 km; 237,000 mi)0.9915–1528.3 [119] 1.13
2016-11-302016 XL230.00169 AU (253,000 km; 157,000 mi)0.663–1029.3 [105] 0.23

Notes

  1. Distance from the center of the Moon to the center of the object. the Moon has a radius of approximately 1,740 km.
  2. For the Moon, the exact approach distance for 2016 FN56 is in high error, but with a higher certainty than to Earth: The error is slightly higher at 0.000208 AU, but as the approach distance is 0.0045 LD closer, the likelihood of a less-than-1-LD approach is nearly 0.6% higher.

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 2016.

Other objects

XF38FAC (Satellite 2015-007B) with an observation arc of only 17 minutes was estimated to have a chance of impacting Earth at 16:51 on 20 March 2016, [122] but turned out to be the SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage that sent Deep Space Climate Observatory out to L1.

See also

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