List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020

	Time of discovery of asteroids which came closer to Earth than the Moon in 2020
	After closest approach: 64 (60.4%); < 24 hours before: 14 (13.2%); up to 7 days before: 26 (24.5%); > one week before: 2 (1.9%); > 7 weeks before: 0 (0.0%); > one year before: 0 (0.0%);

Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020.

Timeline of known close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth

Radar animation of asteroid 1998 OR2, which came within 16 lunar distances in April 2020

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 2020.[note 1]

For reference, the radius of Earth is about 0.0000426 AU (6,370 km; 3,960 mi) or 0.0166 lunar distances. Geosynchronous satellites have an orbit with semi-major axis length of 0.000282 AU (42,200 km; 26,200 mi) or 0.110 lunar distances. A number of known asteroids came closer than this in 2020, notably 2020 CW, 2020 JJ, 2020 QG, and 2020 VT4 which all approached Earth within 0.05 lunar distances.
Two objects have been observed to be temporary satellites of Earth: 2020 CD3 in February 2020 and 2020 SO in September 2020, albeit the latter has been confirmed to be a rocket booster from the Surveyor 2 mission launched in 1966.[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)

Date of closest approach	Date discovered	Object	Nominal geocentric distance[note 2]		Approx. size (m)	(H) (abs. mag)	Closer approach to Moon[note 3]	References[2][3]
Date of closest approach	Date discovered	Object	(AU)	(Lunar distance)	Approx. size (m)	(H) (abs. mag)	Closer approach to Moon[note 3]	References[2][3]
2020-01-02	2020-01-04	2020 AP1	0.002185 AU (326,900 km; 203,100 mi)	0.85	3.2–7.1	29.6	✓	data · 2020 AP₁
2020-01-20	2020-01-22	2020 BK₃	0.001998 AU (298,900 km; 185,700 mi)	0.78	11–24	27	—	data · 2020 BK₃
2020-01-22	2020-01-23	2020 BB₅	0.001775 AU (265,500 km; 165,000 mi)	0.69	3.1–6.9	29.8	—	data · 2020 BB₅
2020-01-25	2020-01-24	2020 BH₆	0.000469 AU (70,200 km; 43,600 mi)	0.18	5.2–12	28.5	—	data · 2020 BH₆
2020-01-27	2020-01-28	2020 BA₁₃	0.001320 AU (197,500 km; 122,700 mi)	0.51	4.6–10	29	—	data · 2020 BA₁₃
2020-01-28	2020-01-30	2020 BA₁₅	0.002517 AU (376,500 km; 234,000 mi)	0.98	9–20	27.5	✓	data · 2020 BA₁₅
2020-01-29	2020-01-28	2020 BZ₁₃	0.000716 AU (107,100 km; 66,600 mi)	0.28	2.9–6.5	29.9	—	data · 2020 BZ₁₃
2020-01-31	2020-02-02	2020 CZ	0.002105 AU (314,900 km; 195,700 mi)	0.82	3.7–8.2	29.4	—	data · 2020 CZ
2020-01-31	2020-02-02	2020 CJ	0.002362 AU (353,400 km; 219,600 mi)	0.92	11–25	27	✓	data · 2020 CJ
2020-02-01	2020-02-01	2020 CW	0.000105 AU (15,700 km; 9,800 mi)	0.04	0.83–1.9	32.6	—	data · 2020 CW
2020-02-02	2020-02-01	2020 CA	0.001465 AU (219,200 km; 136,200 mi)	0.57	3.2–7.2	29.4	—	data · 2020 CA
2020-02-03	2020-01-31	2020 BT₁₄	0.001256 AU (187,900 km; 116,800 mi)	0.49	7.5–17	27.8	—	data · 2020 BT₁₄
2020-02-04	2020-02-05	2020 CQ₁	0.000431 AU (64,500 km; 40,100 mi)	0.17	4.6–10	28.8	—	data · 2020 CQ₁
2020-02-13	2020-02-16	2020 DU	0.002172 AU (324,900 km; 201,900 mi)	0.85	4.9–11	28.7	✓	data · 2020 DU
2020-02-13	2020-02-15	2020 CD3	0.000315 AU (47,100 km; 29,300 mi)	0.12	1.2–2.8	31.7	—	data · 2020 CD₃
2020-02-14	2020-02-15	2020 CQ₂	0.000990 AU (148,100 km; 92,000 mi)	0.39	5–11	28.7	—	data · 2020 CQ₂
2020-02-18	2020-02-17	2020 DA₁	0.001294 AU (193,600 km; 120,300 mi)	0.50	3–6.7	29.7	—	data · 2020 DA₁
2020-02-18	2020-02-16	2020 DW	0.001612 AU (241,200 km; 149,800 mi)	0.63	2.3–5.1	30.3	—	data · 2020 DW
2020-02-25	2020-02-27	2020 DR₄	0.000622 AU (93,000 km; 57,800 mi)	0.24	3–6.8	29.7	—	data · 2020 DR₄
2020-03-14	2020-03-17	2020 FD₂	0.002190 AU (327,600 km; 203,600 mi)	0.85	19–43	25.7	—	data · 2020 FD₂
2020-03-18	2020-03-16	2020 FD	0.001715 AU (256,600 km; 159,400 mi)	0.67	7.9–18	27.6	✓	data · 2020 FD
2020-03-19	2020-03-23	2020 FG₄	0.001262 AU (188,800 km; 117,300 mi)	0.49	10–23	27.1	—	data · 2020 FG₄
2020-03-22	2020-03-19	2020 FL₂	0.000987 AU (147,700 km; 91,700 mi)	0.38	16–35	26.1	—	data · 2020 FL₂
2020-03-25	2020-03-24	2020 FJ₄	0.001716 AU (256,700 km; 159,500 mi)	0.67	3.4–7.6	29.5	—	data · 2020 FJ₄
2020-03-31	2020-03-31	2020 FB₇	0.000521 AU (77,900 km; 48,400 mi)	0.20	16–36	26.1	—	data · 2020 FB₇
2020-04-01	2020-04-02	2020 GO₁	0.000461 AU (69,000 km; 42,900 mi)	0.18	7.9–18	27.6	—	data · 2020 GO₁
2020-04-03	2020-04-02	2020 GH	0.000837 AU (125,200 km; 77,800 mi)	0.33	4.2–9.3	29	—	data · 2020 GH
2020-04-05	2020-04-05	2020 GY₁	0.000537 AU (80,300 km; 49,900 mi)	0.21	13–28	26.6	—	data · 2020 GY₁
2020-04-15	2020-04-16	2020 HO	0.001929 AU (288,600 km; 179,300 mi)	0.75	4.6–10	28.8	—	data · 2020 HO
2020-04-15	2020-04-11	2020 GH₂	0.002401 AU (359,200 km; 223,200 mi)	0.93	13–28	26.6	—	data · 2020 GH₂
2020-04-22	2020-04-24	2020 HM₆	0.001088 AU (162,800 km; 101,100 mi)	0.42	13–28	26.6	✓	data · 2020 HM₆
2020-04-22	2020-04-23	2020 HF₅	0.000979 AU (146,500 km; 91,000 mi)	0.38	12–27	26.7	—	data · 2020 HF₅
2020-04-22	2020-04-23	2020 HU₇	0.000869 AU (130,000 km; 80,800 mi)	0.34	3.1–7	29.6	—	data · 2020 HU₇
2020-04-24	2020-04-19	2020 HX₃	0.001688 AU (252,500 km; 156,900 mi)	0.66	9.8–22	27.2	✓	data · 2020 HX₃
2020-04-26	2020-04-27	2020 HT₈	0.000986 AU (147,500 km; 91,700 mi)	0.38	5.8–13	28.3	—	data · 2020 HT₈
2020-04-27	2020-04-22	2020 HP₆	0.000841 AU (125,800 km; 78,200 mi)	0.33	6.4–14	28.1	—	data · 2020 HP₆
2020-04-28	2020-04-27	2020 HS7	0.000286 AU (42,800 km; 26,600 mi)	0.11	4.1–9.2	29.1	—	data · 2020 HS₇
2020-04-30	2020-05-02	2020 JG	0.001429 AU (213,800 km; 132,800 mi)	0.55	19–41	25.8	✓	data · 2020 JG
2020-05-03	2020-05-01	2020 JA	0.001598 AU (239,100 km; 148,500 mi)	0.62	9.6–21	27.2	—	data · 2020 JA
2020-05-04	2020-05-04	2020 JJ	0.000090 AU (13,500 km; 8,400 mi)	0.03	2.7–6	30	—	data · 2020 JJ
2020-05-05	2020-05-04	2020 JN	0.001666 AU (249,200 km; 154,900 mi)	0.65	9–20	27.4	✓	data · 2020 JN
2020-05-28	2020-05-26	2020 KF₅	0.001652 AU (247,100 km; 153,600 mi)	0.64	3.5–7.8	29.4	—	data · 2020 KF₅
2020-05-28	2020-05-24	2020 KJ₄	0.000959 AU (143,500 km; 89,100 mi)	0.37	2.8–6.2	29.9	—	data · 2020 KJ₄
2020-05-29	2020-05-26	2020 KC₅	0.002470 AU (369,500 km; 229,600 mi)	0.96	9–20	27.4	—	data · 2020 KC₅
2020-06-05	2020-06-07	2020 LD	0.002051 AU (306,800 km; 190,700 mi)	0.80	89–200	22.4	—	data · 2020 LD
2020-06-13	2020-06-16	2020 ML₂	0.002378 AU (355,700 km; 221,000 mi)	0.93	6.7–15	28.0	—	data · 2020 ML₂
2020-07-05	2020-07-06	2020 NB	0.001193 AU (178,500 km; 110,900 mi)	0.46	15–33	26.3	—	data · 2020 NB
2020-07-27	2020-07-26	2020 OY4	0.000278 AU (41,600 km; 25,800 mi)	0.11	2.3–5.2	30.3	—	data · 2020 OY₄
2020-08-01	2020-08-01	2020 PA	0.000387 AU (57,900 km; 36,000 mi)	0.15	4.6–10	28.8	—	data · 2020 PA
2020-08-11	2020-08-14	2020 PX₅	0.001526 AU (228,300 km; 141,900 mi)	0.59	3.2–7.2	29.6	—	data · 2020 PX₅
2020-08-12	2020-08-22	2020 QJ₅	0.001974 AU (295,300 km; 183,500 mi)	0.77	12–26	26.8	—	data · 2020 QJ₅
2020-08-14	2020-08-14	2020 PW₂	0.001867 AU (279,300 km; 173,500 mi)	0.73	4.9–11	28.7	—	data · 2020 PW₂
2020-08-16	2020-08-16	2020 QG	0.000062 AU (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)	0.02	2.9–6.4	29.8	—	data · 2020 QG
2020-08-18	2020-08-18	2020 QF₂	0.001402 AU (209,700 km; 130,300 mi)	0.55	7.1–16	27.9	—	data · 2020 QF₂
2020-08-20	2020-08-14	2020 PY₂	0.002342 AU (350,400 km; 217,700 mi)	0.91	12–28	26.7	✓	data · 2020 PY₂
2020-08-20	2020-08-20	2020 QY₂	0.000445 AU (66,600 km; 41,400 mi)	0.17	1.5–3.4	31.2	—	data · 2020 QY₂
2020-08-21	2020-08-22	2020 QN₄	0.001824 AU (272,900 km; 169,600 mi)	0.71	5.1–11	28.6	—	data · 2020 QN₄
2020-08-22	2020-08-23	2020 QQ₄	0.002062 AU (308,500 km; 191,700 mi)	0.80	4.6–10	28.8	—	data · 2020 QQ₄
2020-08-23	2020-08-25	2020 QR₅	0.002144 AU (320,700 km; 199,300 mi)	0.83	9.1–20	27.3	—	data · 2020 QR₅
2020-09-09	2020-09-12	2020 RE₅	0.001639 AU (245,200 km; 152,400 mi)	0.64	4.1–9.2	29.0	—	data · 2020 RE₅
2020-09-10	2020-09-13	2020 RG₁₀	0.000909 AU (136,000 km; 84,500 mi)	0.35	4.3–9.7	28.9	—	data · 2020 RG₁₀
2020-09-13	2020-09-17	2020 SP	0.002218 AU (331,800 km; 206,200 mi)	0.86	9.9–22	27.2	—	data · 2020 SP
2020-09-14	2020-09-12	2020 RF₃	0.000629 AU (94,100 km; 58,500 mi)	0.24	5.1–11	28.6	—	data · 2020 RF₃
2020-09-14	2020-09-12	2020 RD₄	0.000707 AU (105,800 km; 65,700 mi)	0.28	2.9–6.5	29.8	—	data · 2020 RD₄
2020-09-17	2020-09-15	2020 RZ₆	0.002273 AU (340,000 km; 211,300 mi)	0.88	12–27	26.7	—	data · 2020 RZ₆
2020-09-19	2020-09-20	2020 SZ₂	0.002449 AU (366,400 km; 227,600 mi)	0.95	3.5–7.9	29.4	—	data · 2020 SZ₂
2020-09-23	2020-09-26	2020 SG₆	0.001486 AU (222,300 km; 138,100 mi)	0.58	3.7–8.3	29.3	—	data · 2020 SG₆
2020-09-24	2020-09-18	2020 SW	0.000188 AU (28,100 km; 17,500 mi)	0.07	4.3–9.7	28.9	—	data · 2020 SW
2020-09-24	2020-09-25	2020 SN₅	0.001349 AU (201,800 km; 125,400 mi)	0.53	6.1–14	28.2	—	data · 2020 SN₅
2020-09-26	2020-09-23	2020 SQ₄	0.002363 AU (353,500 km; 219,700 mi)	0.92	4.5–10	28.9	—	data · 2020 SQ₄
2020-10-01	2020-10-04	2020 TA	0.001475 AU (220,700 km; 137,100 mi)	0.57	21–48	25.5	—	data · 2020 TA
2020-10-09	2020-10-10	2020 TE₅	0.001704 AU (254,900 km; 158,400 mi)	0.15	4.2–9.3	29.0	—	data · 2020 TE₅
2020-10-12	2020-10-08	2020 TS₁	0.001704 AU (254,900 km; 158,400 mi)	0.66	4.0–9.0	29.1	—	data · 2020 TS₁
2020-10-13	2020-10-15	2020 TD₇	0.002273 AU (340,000 km; 211,300 mi)	0.88	11–26	26.8	—	data · 2020 TD₇
2020-10-14	2020-10-15	2020 TK₇	0.000503 AU (75,200 km; 46,800 mi)	0.20	3.2–7.2	29.6	—	data · 2020 TK₇
2020-10-15	2020-10-17	2020 UE	0.001822 AU (272,600 km; 169,400 mi)	0.71	21–46	25.5	✓	data · 2020 UE
2020-10-17	2020-10-15	2020 TG₆	0.000928 AU (138,800 km; 86,300 mi)	0.36	8.0–18	29.0	—	data · 2020 TG₆
2020-10-18	2020-10-15	2020 TE₆	0.001538 AU (230,100 km; 143,000 mi)	0.60	8.5–19	27.6	✓	data · 2020 TE₆
2020-10-19	2020-10-17	2020 UX	0.001271 AU (190,100 km; 118,100 mi)	0.49	1.6–3.6	31.1	—	data · 2020 UX
2020-10-19	2020-10-15	2020 TF₁	0.001024 AU (153,200 km; 95,200 mi)	0.40	4.0–9.0	27.5	—	data · 2020 TF₆
2020-10-21	2020-10-16	2020 UA	0.000298 AU (44,600 km; 27,700 mi)	0.12	5.9–13	28.3	—	data · 2020 UA
2020-10-21	2020-10-17	2020 UY	0.002347 AU (351,100 km; 218,200 mi)	0.91	4.3–9.6	29.0	—	data · 2020 UY
2020-10-22	2020-10-21	2020 UO₃	0.002343 AU (350,500 km; 217,800 mi)	0.91	6.1–14	28.2	✓	data · 2020 UO₃
2020-10-22	2020-10-21	2020 UF₃	0.000289 AU (43,200 km; 26,900 mi)	0.11	5.1–11	28.6	—	data · 2020 UF₃
2020-11-02	2020-11-05	2020 VW	0.001481 AU (221,600 km; 137,700 mi)	0.58	5.4–12	28.4	—	data · 2020 VW
2020-11-06	2020-11-10	2020 VO₁	0.001157 AU (173,100 km; 107,500 mi)	0.45	6.7–15	28.0	—	data · 2020 VO₁
2020-11-09	2020-11-09	2020 VR₁	0.002540 AU (380,000 km; 236,100 mi)	0.99	4.4–9.8	28.9	—	data · 2020 VR₁
2020-11-11	2020-11-10	2020 VP₁	0.001225 AU (183,300 km; 113,900 mi)	0.49	7.8–17	27.7	✓	data · 2020 VP₁
2020-11-13	2020-11-14	2020 VT4	0.000045 AU (6,700 km; 4,200 mi)	0.02	4.9–11	28.7	—	data · 2020 VT₄
2020-11-13	2020-11-13	2020 VH₅	0.001691 AU (253,000 km; 157,200 mi)	0.66	3.9–8.6	29.2	—	data · 2020 VH₅
2020-11-24	2020-11-25	2020 WY₄	0.000746 AU (111,600 km; 69,300 mi)	0.29	4.4–9.9	28.9	—	data · 2020 WY₄
2020-11-26	2020-11-27	2020 WG₅	0.002416 AU (361,400 km; 224,600 mi)	0.94	7.9–18	27.6	—	data · 2020 WG₅
2020-11-26	2020-11-27	2020 WF₅	0.001346 AU (201,400 km; 125,100 mi)	0.52	7.6–17	27.7	—	data · 2020 WF₅
2020-11-30	2020-12-04	2020 XC	0.000810 AU (121,200 km; 75,300 mi)	0.32	4.2–9.5	29.0	✓	data · 2020 XC
2020-12-01	2020-12-04	2020 XE	0.001991 AU (297,800 km; 185,100 mi)	0.77	15–33	26.3	✓	data · 2020 XE
2020-12-03	2020-12-05	2020 XE₁	0.002184 AU (326,700 km; 203,000 mi)	0.85	13–28	26.6	✓	data · 2020 XE₁
2020-12-03	2020-12-05	2020 XF	0.000593 AU (88,700 km; 55,100 mi)	0.23	12–28	26.7	—	data · 2020 XF
2020-12-03	2020-11-14	2020 VZ₆	0.002332 AU (348,900 km; 216,800 mi)	0.91	25–57	25.1	✓	data · 2020 VZ₆
2020-12-07	2020-12-07	2020 XK₁	0.000139 AU (20,800 km; 12,900 mi)	0.05	2.0–4.4	30.6	—	data · 2020 XK₁
2020-12-08	2020-12-07	2020 XG₂	0.000327 AU (48,900 km; 30,400 mi)	0.13	7.0–16	27.9	—	data · 2020 XG₂
2020-12-16	2020-12-10	2020 XF₄	0.002293 AU (343,000 km; 213,100 mi)	0.89	8.8–20	27.4	✓	data · 2020 XF₄
2020-12-18	2020-12-10	2020 XX₃	0.000382 AU (57,100 km; 35,500 mi)	0.15	5.4–12	28.5	—	data · 2020 XX₃
2020-12-19	2020-12-21	2020 YR₂	0.001153 AU (172,500 km; 107,200 mi)	0.45	5.4–12	28.5	—	data · 2020 YR₂
2020-12-20	2020-12-21	2020 YS₂	0.000581 AU (86,900 km; 54,000 mi)	0.23	1.7–3.8	31.0	—	data · 2020 YS₂
2020-12-21	2020-12-21	2020 YJ₂	0.002291 AU (342,700 km; 213,000 mi)	0.89	9.4–21	27.3	—	data · 2020 YJ₂
2020-12-28	2020-12-27	2020 YS₄	0.000645 AU (96,500 km; 60,000 mi)	0.25	7.7–17	27.7	—	data · 2020 YS₄

Warning times by size

This sub-section visualizes the warning times of the close approaches listed in the above table, 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 30 and greater

Silhouette of man standing and facing forward

(size of a person for comparison)

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)

After closest approach: 1 (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%)

Notes

For a list of current Earth close approaches see Close Approaches and NEO Earth Close Approaches
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 (0.166 LD).
Objects that approached closer to the Moon than Earth are marked with a check.

Additional examples

Radar image of 2020 BX12 and its satellite during close approach in February 2020

Path of 1998 OR₂ near close approach to Earth in April 2020

An example list of near-Earth asteroids that passed or will pass more than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00256 AU) from Earth in 2020.

Object	Size (meters)	Nearest approach (lunar distances)	Date	Ref
2020 BX12	165	11.34	2020-02-03	JPL · CAD
(163373) 2002 PZ₃₉	700	15.02	2020-02-15	JPL · CAD
(52768) 1998 OR2	1,750	16.36	2020-04-29	JPL · CAD
(388945) 2008 TZ₃	350	7.27	2020-05-10	JPL · CAD
(136795) 1997 BQ	1,000	16.02	2020-05-21	JPL · CAD
Planet Venus[note2 1]	—	112.3	2020-06-03	JPL
(163348) 2002 NN4	613	13.25	2020-06-06	JPL · CAD
2013 XA₂₂	115	7.62	2020-06-08	JPL · CAD
(441987) 2010 NY₆₅	228	9.78	2020-06-24	JPL · CAD
(8014) 1990 MF	700	21.28	2020-07-23	JPL · CAD
2011 ES4	35	3.85	2020-09-02	JPL · CAD
2014 RC	22	38.58	2020-09-22	JPL · CAD
(159402) 1999 AP₁₀	2,600	31.39	2020-10-19	JPL · CAD
2020 VV	12	8.37	2020-10-21	JPL · CAD
2018 VP1	2-4	1.09+1.07 −11.06[note2 2]	2020-11-02	JPL · CAD
(7753) 1988 XB	800	25.76	2020-11-22	JPL · CAD
(153201) 2000 WO107	600	11.19	2020-11-29	JPL · CAD
(501647) 2014 SD224	150	7.86	2020-12-25	JPL · CAD
162173 Ryugu	865	23.56	2020-12-29	JPL · CAD

Notes

For comparison
2018 VP₁ could potentially pass less than 1 lunar distance to Earth, but the chances are fairly low and as such it was not listed in the main table unless followup observations confirm that it will pass less than 1 LD from Earth. A longer observation arc is required to constrain the orbit better. The Earth approach distance has an uncertainty of about 4 million km, ±3 days, and a 1:240 chance of impacting Earth.

Potentially hazardous asteroid discoveries

Radar image of potentially hazardous asteroid 2020 NK1 taken by the Arecibo Observatory in July 2020

A list of near-Earth asteroids classified as potentially hazardous objects discovered in 2020. 2020 SL1 is the largest potentially hazardous object discovered in 2020.[4]

Object	Discovery date	Size (meters) [note3 1]	(H) (abs. mag)	Earth MOID (AU/LD)	Refs
2020 AD₃	2020-01-07	120-270	21.7	0.0157 AU (6.1 LD)	data · 2020 AD₃
2020 AN₃	2020-01-14	220-490	20.4	0.0063 AU (2.5 LD)	data · 2020 AN₃
2020 BX	2020-01-18	110-240	22.0	0.0438 AU (17.0 LD)	data · 2020 BX
2020 BJ₄	2020-01-21	110-250	21.9	0.0120 AU (4.7 LD)	data · 2020 BJ₄
2020 BC₆	2020-01-23	180-410	20.8	0.0019 AU (0.74 LD)	data · 2020 BC₆
2020 BC₈	2020-01-23	250-570	20.1	0.0310 AU (12.1 LD)	data · 2020 BC₈
2020 BN₁₀	2020-01-23	170-370	21.0	0.0469 AU (18.3 LD)	data · 2020 BN₁₀
2020 BS₁₂	2020-01-23	240-540	20.2	0.0357 AU (13.9 LD)	data · 2020 BS₁₂
2020 BX12	2020-01-27	165	20.6	0.0021 AU (0.82 LD)	data · 2020 BX₁₂
2020 BP₁₃	2020-01-28	150-340	21.2	0.0114 AU (4.4 LD)	data · 2020 BP₁₃
2020 BF₁₄	2020-01-23	460-1,000	18.8	0.0446 AU (17.4 LD)	data · 2020 BF₁₄
2020 BW₁₄	2020-01-28	580-1,300	18.3	0.0106 AU (4.1 LD)	data · 2020 BW₁₄
2020 BB₁₅	2020-01-30	120-260	21.8	0.0054 AU (2.1 LD)	data · 2020 BB₁₅
2020 CL₁	2020-02-02	270-590	20.0	0.0113 AU (4.4 LD)	data · 2020 CL₁
2020 CB₂	2020-02-05	230-520	20.3	0.0308 AU (12.0 LD)	data · 2020 CB₂
2020 DY₁	2020-02-18	110-250	21.9	0.0132 AU (5.1 LD)	data · 2020 DY₁
2020 DP₂	2020-02-20	130-300	21.5	0.0029 AU (1.1 LD)	data · 2020 DP₂
2020 DR₂	2020-02-20	460-1,000	18.8	0.0088 AU (3.4 LD)	data · 2020 DR₂
2020 DC₃	2020-02-22	110-250	21.9	0.0423 AU (16.5 LD)	data · 2020 DC₃
2020 DT₃	2020-02-17	150-340	21.2	0.0179 AU (7.0 LD)	data · 2020 DT₃
2020 DM₄	2020-02-26	120-270	21.7	0.0458 AU (17.8 LD)	data · 2020 DM₄
2020 DB₅	2020-02-29	370-820	19.3	0.0151 AU (5.9 LD)	data · 2020 DB₅
2020 EN	2020-03-05	640-1,400	18.1	0.0493 AU (19.2 LD)	data · 2020 EN
2020 FO₁	2020-03-16	160-360	21.1	0.0077 AU (3.0 LD)	data · 2020 FO₁
2020 FR₁	2020-03-17	160-360	21.1	0.0106 AU (4.1 LD)	data · 2020 FR₁
2020 FH₂	2020-03-18	160-360	21.1	0.0288 AU (11.2 LD)	data · 2020 FH₂
2020 FR₃	2020-03-22	190-430	20.7	0.0107 AU (4.2 LD)	data · 2020 FR₃
2020 FW₄	2020-03-24	120-270	21.7	0.0471 AU (18.3 LD)	data · 2020 FW₄
2020 FX₄	2020-03-24	120-270	21.7	0.0158 AU (6.1 LD)	data · 2020 FX₄
2020 FA₅	2020-03-22	160-360	21.1	0.0092 AU (3.6 LD)	data · 2020 FA₅
2020 FO₅	2020-03-23	210-470	20.5	0.0220 AU (8.6 LD)	data · 2020 FO₅
2020 FM₆	2020-03-25	110-250	21.9	0.0066 AU (2.6 LD)	data · 2020 FM₆
2020 FZ₆	2020-03-24	140-310	21.4	0.0466 AU (18.1 LD)	data · 2020 FZ₆
2020 GA₂	2020-04-09	160-360	21.1	0.0191 AU (7.4 LD)	data · 2020 GA₂
2020 HJ₄	2020-04-19	240-540	20.2	0.0007 AU (0.27 LD)	data · 2020 HJ₄
2020 HD₆	2020-04-22	300-680	19.7	0.0479 AU (18.6 LD)	data · 2020 HD₆
2020 JU	2020-05-06	170-370	21.0	0.0021 AU (0.82 LD)	data · 2020 JU
2020 JV	2020-05-10	130-280	21.6	0.0007 AU (0.27 LD)	data · 2020 JV
2020 JC₃	2020-05-15	130-280	21.6	0.0015 AU (0.58 LD)	data · 2020 JC₃
2020 KT₂	2020-05-21	120-260	21.8	0.0399 AU (15.5 LD)	data · 2020 KT₂
2020 KN₃	2020-05-18	300-680	19.7	0.0468 AU (18.2 LD)	data · 2020 KN₃
2020 KO₃	2020-05-19	240-540	20.2	0.0260 AU (10.1 LD)	data · 2020 KO₃
2020 KR₄	2020-05-24	180-390	20.9	0.0148 AU (5.8 LD)	data · 2020 KR₄
2020 KK₅	2020-05-21	110-240	22.0	0.0428 AU (16.7 LD)	data · 2020 KK₅
2020 KG₆	2020-05-26	370-820	19.3	0.0463 AU (18.0 LD)	data · 2020 KG₆
2020 LG₁	2020-06-14	250-570	20.1	0.0014 AU (0.54 LD)	data · 2020 LG₁
2020 LM₁	2020-06-15	130-300	21.5	0.0280 AU (10.9 LD)	data · 2020 LM₁
2020 LG₂	2020-06-15	110-250	21.9	0.0258 AU (10.0 LD)	data · 2020 LG₂
2020 MA₃	2020-06-24	420-940	19.0	0.0332 AU (12.9 LD)	data · 2020 MA₃
2020 MZ₃	2020-06-29	270-590	20.0	0.0426 AU (16.6 LD)	data · 2020 MZ₃
2020 ND	2020-07-07	120-260	21.8	0.0376 AU (14.6 LD)	data · 2020 ND
2020 NK₁	2020-07-13	420-940	19.0	0.0024 AU (0.93 LD)	data · 2020 NK₁
2020 OM₁	2020-07-19	170-370	21.0	0.0440 AU (17.1 LD)	data · 2020 OM₁
2020 ON₃	2020-07-23	130-280	21.6	0.0045 AU (1.8 LD)	data · 2020 ON₃
2020 OP₃	2020-07-23	180-410	20.8	0.0117 AU (4.6 LD)	data · 2020 OP₃
2020 OT₆	2020-07-29	240-540	20.2	0.0171 AU (6.7 LD)	data · 2020 OT₆
2020 PP	2020-08-08	170-370	21.0	0.0321 AU (12.5 LD)	data · 2020 PP
2020 PB₁	2020-08-10	170-370	21.0	0.0086 AU (3.3 LD)	data · 2020 PB₁
2020 PN₃	2020-08-13	180-390	20.9	0.0470 AU (18.3 LD)	data · 2020 PN₃
2020 PS₃	2020-08-13	140-310	21.4	0.0327 AU (12.7 LD)	data · 2020 PS₃
2020 PM₄	2020-08-15	110-250	21.9	0.0113 AU (4.4 LD)	data · 2020 PM₄
2020 PS₄	2020-08-13	120-260	21.8	0.0008 AU (0.31 LD)	data · 2020 PS₄
2020 PY₄	2020-08-14	150-330	21.3	0.0432 AU (16.8 LD)	data · 2020 PY₄
2020 QD	2020-08-16	150-330	21.3	0.0448 AU (17.4 LD)	data · 2020 QD
2020 QG₃	2020-08-18	140-310	21.4	0.0171 AU (6.7 LD)	data · 2020 QG₃
2020 QZ₃	2020-08-17	160-360	21.1	0.0476 AU (18.5 LD)	data · 2020 QZ₃
2020 QH₄	2020-08-21	300-680	19.7	0.0343 AU (13.3 LD)	data · 2020 QH₄
2020 QQ₅	2020-08-23	140-310	21.4	0.0427 AU (16.6 LD)	data · 2020 QQ₅
2020 QC₆	2020-08-26	200-450	20.6	0.0351 AU (13.7 LD)	data · 2020 QC₆
2020 QF₆	2020-08-22	730-1,600	17.8	0.0332 AU (12.9 LD)	data · 2020 QF₆
2020 QR₇	2020-08-16	400-900	19.1	0.0475 AU (18.5 LD)	data · 2020 QR₇
2020 RB	2020-09-03	420-940	19.0	0.0075 AU (2.9 LD)	data · 2020 RB
2020 RC	2020-09-03	110-240	22.0	0.0300 AU (11.7 LD)	data · 2020 RC
2020 RG	2020-09-04	180-410	20.8	0.0454 AU (17.7 LD)	data · 2020 RG
2020 RH₇	2020-09-14	250-570	20.1	0.0345 AU (13.4 LD)	data · 2020 RH₇
2020 RX₈	2020-09-15	320-710	19.6	0.0439 AU (17.1 LD)	data · 2020 RX₈
2020 SL1	2020-09-18	880-2,000	17.4	0.0473 AU (18.4 LD)	data · 2020 SL₁
2020 ST₁	2020-09-18	110-240	22.0	0.0496 AU (19.3 LD)	data · 2020 ST₁
2020 SH₂	2020-09-20	110-240	22.0	0.0462 AU (18.0 LD)	data · 2020 SH₂
2020 SE₃	2020-09-21	180-390	20.9	0.0466 AU (18.1 LD)	data · 2020 SE₃
2020 SP₄	2020-09-20	120-260	21.8	0.0220 AU (8.6 LD)	data · 2020 SP₄
2020 TF	2020-10-05	130-280	21.6	0.0033 AU (1.3 LD)	data · 2020 TF
2020 TT	2020-10-06	120-260	21.8	0.0363 AU (14.1 LD)	data · 2020 TT
2020 TX₂	2020-10-10	180-410	20.8	0.0152 AU (5.9 LD)	data · 2020 TX₂
2020 TH₅	2020-10-13	160-360	21.1	0.0352 AU (13.7 LD)	data · 2020 TH₅
2020 TU₅	2020-10-13	220-490	20.4	0.0309 AU (12.0 LD)	data · 2020 TU₅
2020 TB₁₂	2020-10-15	110-250	21.9	0.0089 AU (3.5 LD)	data · 2020 TB₁₂
2020 UF₂	2020-10-18	120-270	21.7	0.0411 AU (16.0 LD)	data · 2020 UF₂
2020 UQ₄	2020-10-22	240-540	20.2	0.0193 AU (7.5 LD)	data · 2020 UQ₄
2020 UR₆	2020-10-28	180-390	20.9	0.0467 AU (18.2 LD)	data · 2020 UR₆
2020 UW₆	2020-10-29	120-260	21.8	0.0291 AU (11.3 LD)	data · 2020 UW₆
2020 VM₁	2020-11-08	190-430	20.7	0.0234 AU (9.1 LD)	data · 2020 VM₁
2020 VZ₅	2020-11-14	160-360	21.1	0.0329 AU (12.8 LD)	data · 2020 VZ₅
2020 WG	2020-11-16	120-270	21.7	0.0147 AU (5.7 LD)	data · 2020 WG
2020 WP₁	2020-11-25	250-570	20.1	0.0389 AU (15.1 LD)	data · 2020 WP₁
2020 WT₂	2020-11-28	160-360	21.1	0.0327 AU (12.7 LD)	data · 2020 WT₂
2020 WB₃	2020-11-21	230-520	20.3	0.0017 AU (0.66 LD)	data · 2020 WB₃
2020 WA₅	2020-11-25	120-270	21.7	0.0389 AU (15.1 LD)	data · 2020 WA₅
2020 WL₅	2020-11-28	150-330	21.3	0.0327 AU (12.7 LD)	data · 2020 WL₅
2020 WM₅	2020-11-21	230-520	20.3	0.0017 AU (0.66 LD)	data · 2020 WM₅
2020 WU₅	2020-11-28	480-1,100	18.7	0.0327 AU (12.7 LD)	data · 2020 WU₅
2020 XP	2020-12-05	110-250	21.9	0.0461 AU (17.9 LD)	data · 2020 XP
2020 XQ	2020-12-04	140-310	21.4	0.0216 AU (8.4 LD)	data · 2020 XQ
2020 XR	2020-12-04	290-650	19.8	0.0009 AU (0.35 LD)	data · 2020 XR
2020 XL₃	2020-12-09	150-330	21.3	0.0094 AU (3.7 LD)	data · 2020 XL₃
2020 XD₅	2020-12-11	280-620	19.9	0.0309 AU (12.0 LD)	data · 2020 XD₅
2020 XE₆	2020-12-12	280-620	19.9	0.0419 AU (16.3 LD)	data · 2020 XE₆
2020 XU₆	2020-12-14	160-360	21.1	0.0021 AU (0.82 LD)	data · 2020 XU₆
2020 XK₇	2020-12-10	290-650	19.8	0.0398 AU (15.5 LD)	data · 2020 XK₇
2020 YL₁	2020-12-10	220-490	20.4	0.0344 AU (13.4 LD)	data · 2020 YL₁
2020 YC₃	2020-12-10	250-570	20.1	0.0398 AU (15.5 LD)	data · 2020 YC₃
2020 YQ₃	2020-12-10	270-590	20.0	0.0071 AU (2.8 LD)	data · 2020 YQ₃

Notes

Assuming albedo range of 0.05–0.25

References

"New Data Confirm 2020 SO to be the Upper Centaur Rocket Booster from the 1960's". NASA. 2 December 2020.
"JPL Small-Body Database Browser". JPL Solar System Dynamics. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
"MPC Database". IAU Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
"JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: unnumbered objects and PHAs". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

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[1] For a list of current Earth close approaches see Close Approaches and NEO Earth Close Approaches

[3] 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 (0.166 LD).

[4] Objects that approached closer to the Moon than Earth are marked with a check.

[venus-7] For comparison

[uncertainty-8] 2018 VP₁ could potentially pass less than 1 lunar distance to Earth, but the chances are fairly low and as such it was not listed in the main table unless followup observations confirm that it will pass less than 1 LD from Earth. A longer observation arc is required to constrain the orbit better. The Earth approach distance has an uncertainty of about 4 million km, ±3 days, and a 1:240 chance of impacting Earth.

[size-10] Assuming albedo range of 0.05–0.25

[NASA-20201202-2] "New Data Confirm 2020 SO to be the Upper Centaur Rocket Booster from the 1960's". NASA. 2 December 2020.

[nasa-jpl-ssd-database-5] "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". JPL Solar System Dynamics. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

[iau-mpc-db-6] "MPC Database". IAU Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[JPL-PHAs-9] "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: unnumbered objects and PHAs". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

2020 in space
« 2019 2021 »
Space probe launches	Solar Orbiter (Feb 2020) Hope (Jul 2020) Tianwen-1 (Jul 2020) Mars 2020 (Jul 2020) Perseverance Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Chang'e 5 (lunar sample return mission; Nov 2020)
Impact events	2020 Syracuse meteor
Selected NEOs	Asteroid close approaches 2020 AV2 2020 BX12 2020 CW 2020 CD3 (temporary satellite) (52768) 1998 OR2 2020 HS7 2020 JJ 2020 LD (163348) 2002 NN4 2020 OY4 2020 QG 2011 ES4 2018 VP1 2020 SO 2020 SW 2020 SL1 2020 UA 2020 VV 2020 VT4 (153201) 2000 WO107 (501647) 2014 SD224 2020 XL5
Exoplanets	AU Mic b Gliese 229 Ac Gliese 433 (b · c · d) GJ 1151 b radio emissions K2-315b Kepler-1649c KOI-456.04 Lacaille 9352 (b · c) M51-ULS-1b OGLE-2016-BLG-1928 (rogue planet) TOI-561 (b · c · d · e) TOI 700 (b · c · d) TOI 732 (b · c) TOI 1338 b TOI 1339 (b · c · d) TYC 8998-760-1 c WD 1856+534 b
Discoveries	Betelgeuse dimming FRB 180916 location and periodicity Radcliffe wave Ophiuchus Supercluster explosion PSO J03094+27 (distant blazar) 2MASS J1047+21 wind speed measurements SGR 1935+2154 (soft gamma ray repeater) HR 6819 black hole hypothesis PHL 293B ending of P Cygni profile hydrogen emission lines Swift J1818.0–1607 (young magnetar) GW190814 (announced) South Pole Wall GW190521 (announced) Phosphine detection in the atmosphere of Venus Water detection on the sunlit surface of the Moon
Comets	C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) C/2020 F8 (SWAN) C/2019 U6 (LEMMON) C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) 2P/Encke 88P/Howell
Space exploration	Spitzer retirement (Jan 2020) BepiColombo (Earth gravity assist; Apr 2020) OSIRIS-REx (sample collection from asteroid Bennu; Oct 2020) Hayabusa2 (sample return from asteroid Ryugu; Dec 2020) Chang'e 5 (lunar sample return; Dec 2020)
Category:2019 in space — Category:2020 in space — Category:2021 in space

List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2020

Timeline of known close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth

Warning times by size

Notes

Additional examples

Notes

Potentially hazardous asteroid discoveries

Notes

See also

References