Asteroid 2021 JB6 flew past Earth at 0.27 LD

Written byTeo Blašković Updated on
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A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 JB6 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.27 LD / 0.00071 AU (106 210 km / 66 000 miles) at 22:55 UTC on May 13, 2021. This is the 56th known asteroid to fly by Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 5th so far this month.

2021 JB6 was first observed at Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala, Hawaii on May 8, 5 days before its close approach.

The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 4.7 and 10 m (15 – 33 feet).

[ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Close-Approach Data ]

<1LD asteroids in 2021

Asteroid flybys within 1 lunar distance in 2021 (total 56, valid 15:10 UTC, May 14, 2021):

NEODATE / TIME UTCDISTANCE LD | AU Diameter (m)
2021 JB6May 13 @ 22:55 ± < 00:010.27 | 0.000714.7 – 10
2021 JQ2May 8 @ 10:47 ± < 00:010.17 | 0.000452.7 – 6
2021 JS1May 6 @ 07:38 ± < 00:010.29 | 0.000745.4 – 12
2021 JVMay 4 @ 21:29 ± < 00:010.36 | 0.000948.8 – 20
2021 JWMay 2 @ 14:20 ± 00:050.68 | 0.001738.2 – 18
2021 HNApril 19 @ 07:53 ± < 00:010.66 | 0.0017011 – 25
2021 HE1April 17 @ 08:01 ± < 00:010.59 | 0.001534.4 – 9.8
2021 GN10April 15 @ 22:30 ± < 00:010.75 | 0.001925.6 – 13
2021 GF10April 15 @ 09:29 ± < 00:010.30 | 0.000776.2 – 14
2021 HC1April 15 @ 04:44 ± < 00:010.60 | 0.001556.4 – 14
2021 GW16April 14 @ 21:54 ± < 00:020.08 | 0.000202.6 – 5.8
2021 GQ10April 14 @ 05:29 ± < 00:010.45 | 0.0011613 – 28
2021 GC8April 13 @ 22:05 ± < 00:010.57 | 0.001462 – 4.5
2021 GC13April 13 @ 02:36 ± < 00:010.89 | 0.002284 – 9
2021 GW4April 12 @ 13:01 ± 00:020.07 | 0.000183.5 – 7.7
2021 GQ5April 11 @ 07:41 ± < 00:010.97 | 0.002495 – 11
2021 GT3April 10 @ 21:34 ± < 00:010.67 | 0.0017114 – 32
2021 GL16April 9 @ 00:52 + 00:030.96 | 0.0024615 – 34
2021 GV4April 8 @ 06:48 ± < 00:010.82 | 0.002124.3 – 9.6
2021 GZ7April 5 @ 18:39 ± < 00:010.49 | 0.001264.4 – 9.8
2021 GSApril 5 @ 09:06 ± < 00:010.65 | 0.001674.8 – 11
2021 GVApril 5 @ 17:23 ± < 00:010.87 | 0.002243.9 – 8.6
2021 GE2April 3 @ 07:55 ± < 00:010.62 | 0.001604.2 – 9.3
2021 FP2March 23 @ 22:35 ± < 00:010.84 | 0.002162.5 – 5.7
2021 FHMarch 23 @ 16:51 ± 00:050.61 | 0.0015712 – 28
2021 FO1March 23 @ 03:05 ± 00:050.84 | 0.002153.4 – 7.6
2021 FF2March 21 @ 12:10 ± < 00:010.83 | 0.002136.4 – 14
2021 FM2March 20 @ 21:46 ± 00:080.22 | 0.000562.5 – 5.7
2021 EQ3March 16 @ 04:48 ± 00:460.72 | 0.0018617 – 38
2021 EP4March 15 @ 18:09 ± < 00:010.97 | 0.002483.7 – 8.4
2021 EN4March 15 @ 03:59 ± < 00:010.18 | 0.000473.8 – 8.4
2021 EG3March 9 @ 23:43 ± < 00:010.38 | 0.000983.8 – 8.4
2021 EF1March 8 @ 04:46 ± < 00:010.73 | 0.001873 – 6.6
2021 EA March 1 @ 15:11 ± < 00:010.24 | 0.000636.7 – 15
2021 DA2February 21 @ 13:04 ± < 00:010.51 | 0.001323.9 – 8.8
2021 DGFebruary 18 @ 14:21 ± < 00:010.43 | 0.001112.4 – 5.4
2021 DN1February 18 @ 03:18 ± < 00:010.88 | 0.002266.3 – 14
2021 CW7February 14 @ 16:14 ± < 00:010.07 | 0.000191.7 – 3.8
2021 CS6February 14 @ 12:09 ± < 00:010.39 | 0.001007.4 – 17
2021 CA6 February 13 @ 15:58 ± < 00:010.43 | ​0.001115.5 – 12
2021 CC7February 12 @ 20:27 ± < 00:010.84 | 0.002173 – 6.7
2021 CC6February 12 @ 10:59 ± < 00:010.44 | 0.001132.5 – 5.6
2021 CQ5February 11 @ 22:35 ± < 00:010.46 | ​0.001195.3 – 12
2021 COFebruary 11 @ 15:18 ± 00:460.94 | 0.0024224 – 53
2021 CZ3February 9 @ 01:50 ± < 00:010.06 | 0.000151.7 – 3.8
2021 CVFebruary 4 @ 05:44 ± 00:020.52 | 0.001354.4 – 9.9
2021 SOFebruary 2 @ 21:39 ± < 00:010.59 | 0.001516.6 – 15
2021 BO1January 20 @ 02:17 ± < 00:010.65 | 0.001684 – 9
2021 BOJanuary 18 @ 08:09 ± < 00:010.06 | 0.000160.7 – 1.6
2021 BV1January 18 @ 01:14 ± < 00:010.62 | 0.001616.6 – 15
2021 BKJanuary 18 @ 01:16 ± < 00:010.29 | 0.000752.3 – 5.2
2021 BR2January 16 @ 02:25 ± 00:190.19 | 0.000491.8 – 4.1
2021 AS2January 9 @ 09:39 ± 00:110.28 | 0.000723.3 – 7.5
2021 AH8January 4 @ 19:22 ± 00:050.14 | 0.000353.2 – 7.3
2021 AHJanuary 3 @ 23:37 ± < 00:010.13 | 0.000335.4 – 12
2021 AAJanuary 1 @ 13:16 ± 00:010.62 | 0.0015911 – 24

<1LD asteroids in 2020

Asteroid flybys within 1 lunar distance in 2020 (total 107, valid 13:21 UTC, January 3, 2021):

NEODATE / TIME UTCDISTANCE LD | AU Diameter (m)
2020 YS4December 28 @ 22:27 ± < 00:010.25 | 0.000647.7 – 17
2020 YJ2December 21 @ 04:57 ± < 00:010.89 | 0.002299.4 – 21
2020 YS2December 20 @ 06:04 ± 00:030.23 | 0.000581.7 – 3.8
2020 YR2December 19 @ 19:36 ± 00:050.45 | 0.001155.4 – 12
2020 XX3December 18 @ 06:47 ± 00:560.15 | 0.000385.1 – 11
2020 XF4December 16 @ 11:17 ± 00:020.89 | 0.002298.8 – 20
2020 XG2December 7 @ 19:15 ± 00:020.13 | 0.000337 – 16
2020 XK1December 7 @ 16:15 ± 00:020.05 | 0.000142 – 4.4
2020 VZ6December 3 @ 10:06 ± < 00:010.94 | 0.0023325 – 57
2020 XFDecember 3 @ 09:00 ± < 00:010.23 | 0.0005912 – 28
2020 XE1December 3 @ 08:23 ± 00:030.85 | 0.0021812 – 27
2020 XEDecember 1 @ 12:24 ± 00:100.77 | 0.0019916 – 35
2020 SO***December 1 @ 08:47 ± < 00:010.13 | 0.000344.9 – 11
2020 XCNovember 30 @ 10:16 ± 00:020.32 | 0.000814.2 – 9.4
2020 WF5November 26 @ 08:16 ± < 00:010.52 | 0.001357.5 – 17
 2020 WG5November 26 @ 02:36 ± < 00:010.94 | 0.002427.7 – 17
2020 WY4November 24 @ 03:19 ± 00:040.29 | 0.000754.4 – 9.9
2020 VH5November 13 @ 19:46 ± < 00:010.66 | 0.001693.9 – 8.6
2020 VT4November 13 @ 17:20 ± 00:030.02 | 0.0000451*4.9 – 11
2020 VP1November 11 @ 06:59 ± 00:090.48 | 0.001237.9 – 17
2020 VR1November 9 @ 17:51 ± < 00:010.99 | 0.002544.4 – 9.8
2020 VO1November 6 @ 23:48 ± 00:020.45 | 0.001166.7 – 15
2020 VWNovember 2 @ 09:05 ± 00:420.58 | 0.001485.4 – 12
2020 UF3October 22 @ 15:53 ± < 00:010.11 | 0.000295.7 – 13
2020 UO3October 22 @ 15:53 ± < 00:010.91 | 0.002346.2 – 14
2020 UYOctober 21 @ 04:24 ± 00:010.91 | 0.002354.3 – 9.6
2020 UAOctober 21 @ 02:00 ± < 00:010.12 | 0.000305.6 – 12
2020 TF6October 19 @ 19:24 ± < 00:010.40 | 0.001038.1 – 18
2020 UXOctober 19 @ 06:56 ± 00:180.49 | 0.001261.6 – 3.6
2020 TE6October 18 @ 19:19 ± < 00:010.60 | 0.001548.4 – 19
2020 TG6October 17 @ 18:03 ± < 00:010.36 | 0.000934.1 – 9.2
2020 UEOctober 15 @ 08:55 ± < 00:010.71 | 0.0018221 – 46
2020 TK7October 14 @ 16:00 ± < 00:010.20 | 0.000503.2 – 7.2
2020 TD7October 14 @ 16:00 ± 00:010.88 | 0.0022711 – 26
2020 TS1October 12 @ 10:57 ± < 00:010.66 | 0.001704 – 9
2020 TE5October 9 @ 18:18 ± 00:050.15 | 0.000384.2 – 9.3
2020 TAOctober 1 @ 11:06 ± 00:020.57 | 0.0014721 – 47
2020 SQ4September 26 @ 18:05 ± < 00:010.92 | 0.002364.5 – 10
2020 SN5September 24 @ 12:47 ± < 00:010.53 | 0.001356.1 -14
2020 SWSeptember 24 @ 11:13 ± < 00:010.07 | 0.000194.3 – 9.7
2020 SG6September 23 @ 12:45  ± < 00:040.58 | 0.001493.7 – 8.3
2020 SZ2September 19 @ 04:16 ± < 00:010.95 | 0.002453.5 – 7.9
2020 RZ6September 17 @ 18:23 ± < 00:010.88 | 0.0022712 – 27
2020 RD4September 14 @ 20:33 ± < 00:010.28 | 0.000712.9 – 6.5
2020 RF3September 14 @ 06:49 ± 00:010.24 | 0.000635.3 – 12
2020 SPSeptember 13 @ 00:57 ± 00:020.86 | 0.002229.9 – 22
2020 RG10September 10 @ 11:33 ± 00:020.35 | 0.000914.3 – 9.7
2020 RE5September 9 @ 16:50 ± 00:030.64 | 0.001644.1 – 9.2
2011 ES4September 1 @ 16:12 ± < 00:010.32 | 0.0008122 – 49
2020 QR5August 23 @ 04:20  ± < 00:010.83 | 0.002149.1 – 20
2020 QQ4August 22 @ 23:18 ± < 00:010.80 | 0.002064.6 – 10
2020 QN4August 21 @ 04:23 ± < 00:010.71 | 0.001825 – 11
2020 QY2August 20 @ 23:50 ± < 00:010.17 | 0.000441.6 – 3.6
2020 PY2August 20 @ 21:29 ± < 00:010.91 | 0.0023412 – 27
2020 QF2August 18 @ 01:41 ± < 00:010.55 | 0.001407.1 – 16
2020 QGAugust 16 @ 04:09 ± < 00:010.02 | 0.0000623**2.9 – 6.4
2020 PW2August 14 @ 04:25 ± < 00:010.73 | 0.001874.9 – 11
2020 QJ5August 12 @ 14:59 ± < 00:010.77 | 0.0019712 – 26
2020 PX5August 11 @ 08:45 ± < 00:010.59 | 0.001533.2 – 7.2
2020 PAAugust 1 @ 01:56 ± < 00:010.15 | 0.000394.6 – 10
2020 OY4July 28 @ 05:32  ± < 00:010.11 | 0.000282.3 – 5.2
2020 NBJuly 5 @ 21:21 ± < 00:010.46 | 0.0011915 – 33
2020 ML2June 13 @ 04:45 ± < 00:010.93 | 0.002386.7 – 15
2020 LDJune 5 @ 08:25 ± 00:05 0.80 | 0.0020589 – 200
2020 KC5May 29 @ 20:46 ± < 00:010.97 | 0.002489.1 – 20
2020 KJ4May 28 @ 13:21 ± < 00:010.37 | ​0.000962.8 – 6.2
2020 KF5May 28 @ 12:47 ± < 00:080.64 | 0.001653.5 – 7.8
2020 JNMay 5 @ 03:22 ± < 00:010.65 | ​0.001679 – 20
2020 JJMay 4 @ 12:05 ± < 00:010.03 | 0.00008962.7 – 6
2020 JAMay 3 @ 20:01 ± < 00:010.62 | 0.001609.6 – 22
2020 JGApril 30 @ 19:38 ± < 00:020.56 | 0.0014318 – 41
2020 HS7April 28 @ 18:51 ± < 00:010.11 | 0.000294 – 8.9
2020 HP6April 27 @ 14:40 ± < 00:010.33 | 0.000846.7 – 15
2020 HT8April 26 @ 13:33 ± 00:010.38 | 0.000995.8 – 13
2020 HX3April 24 @ 19:38 ± < 00:010.66 | 0.0016911 – 24
2020 HU7April 22 @ 20:19 ± < 00:010.34 | 0.000873.1 – 7
2020 HF5April 22 @ 16:41 ± < 00:010.38 | 0.00098 12 – 27
2020 HM6April 22 @ 05:51 ± 00:050.42 | 0.0010913 – 28
2020 GH2April 15 @ 12:45 ± 00:500.93 | 0.0024013 – 30
2020 HOApril 15 @ 10:06 ± 00:01 0.75 | 0.001934.6 – 10
2020 GY1April 5 @ 07:37 ± < 00:010.21 | 0.0005413 – 28
2020 GHApril 3 @ 22:04 ± < 00:010.33 | 0.000844.1 – 9.2
2020 GO1April 1 @ 19:09 ± < 00:010.18 | 0.000467.9 – 18
2020 FB7March 31 @ 16:17 ± < 00:010.20 | 0.0005216 -36
2020 FJ4March 25 @ 13:42 ± < 00:010.67 | 0.001723.4 – 7.6
2020 FL2March 22 @ 20:32 ± < 00:010.38 | 0.0009915 – 33
2020 FG4March 19 @ 00:51 ± 00:010.49 | 0.0012610 – 23
2020 FDMarch 18 @ 04:05 ± < 00:010.67 | 0.001717.8 – 17
2020 FD2March 18 @ 20:17 ± 00:310.85 | 0.0021920 – 44
2020 DR4February 24 @ 20:30 ± 00:030.24 | 0.000623 – 6.8
2020 DWFebruary 18 @ 17:02 ± < 00:010.63 | 0.001612.3 – 5.1
2020 DA1February 18 @ 10:32 ± < 00:010.50 | 0.001293.1 – 6.8
2020 CQ2February 14 @ 02:19 ± < 00:010.39 | 0.000995 – 11
2020 CD3February 13 @ 16:20 ± < 00:010.12 | 0.000311.2 – 2.7
2020 DUFebruary 13 @ 13:22 ± 00:060.85 | 0.002174.9 – 11
2020 CQ1February 4 @ 11:16 ± 00:020.17 | 0.000434.6 – 10
2020 BT14February 3 @ 08:19 ± < 00:010.49 | 0.00126​7.9 – 18
2020 CAFebruary 2 @ 15:49 ± 00:020.57 | 0.00147​3.2 – 7.2
2020 CWFebruary 1 @ 12:50 ± < 00:01 0.04 | 0.000110.83 – 1.9
2020 CJJanuary 31 @ 19:03 ± < 00:01 0.92 | 0.0023611 – 24
2020 CZJanuary 31 @ 03:51 ± 00:480.82 | 0.002103.7 – 8.2
2020 BZ13January 29 @ 01:18 ± < 00:010.28 | 0.000712.9 – 6.5
2020 BA15January 28 @ 18:03 ± 00:020.98 | ​0.002518.9 – 20
2020 BA13January 27 @ 16:56 ± < 00:01 0.51 | ​0.001324.7 – 11
2020 BH6January 25 @ 05:11 ± < 00:010.18 | ​0.000475.2 – 12
2020 BB5January 22 @ 00:20 ± 00:200.69 | 0.001773.3 – 7.4
2020 BK3January 20 @ 20:51 ± 00:050.78 | 0.0020011 – 25
2020 AP1January 2 @ 15:33  ± 00:020.85 | 0.002183.2 – 7.2

*Currently closest asteroid flyby on record

**2nd closest asteroid flyby on record

***Turned out to be a rocket booster (source)

<1LD asteroids in 2019

Asteroids detected within 1 lunar distance in 2019 (total 77):

NEODATE / TIME UTCDISTANCE LD | AU Diameter (m)
2019 YV4December 25 @ 21:41 ± 11:010.98 | 0.002519.3 – 21
2019 YU2December 23 @ 19:28 ± < 00:010.26 | 0.000668.9 – 20
2019 YSDecember 18 @ 15:12 ± < 00:010.17 | 0.000441.3 – 3
2019 YBDecember 18 @ 00:12 ± 00:03 0.44 | 0.001133.1 – 7
2019 WJ4November 30 @ 20:05 ± < 00:010.85 | 0.002195.5 – 12
2019 WG2November 23 @ 08:44 ± < 00:010.47 | 0.0012126 – 59
2019 WV1November 19 @ 23:45 ± 03:130.72 | ​0.001866.3 – 14
2019 WHNovember 19 @ 08:01 ± < 00:010.22 | ​0.0005716 – 36
2019 VF5November 9 @ 23:16 ± < 00:010.49 | 0.001278.3 – 19
2019 VB5November 9 @ 17:29 ± < 00:010.38 | 0.000971.2 – 2.7
2019 VS4November 6 @ 16:28 ± < 00:010.36 | 0.000939.3 – 21
2019 VRNovember 4 @ 10:35 ± < 00:010.35 | 0.000916.5 – 14
2019 VDNovember 4 @ 09:55 ± 00:010.45 | 0.001168.7 – 19
2019 VANovember 2 @ 17:41 ± 00:12 0.28 | 0.000725.6 – 12
2019 UG11November 1 @ 20:42 ± 00:020.55 | 0.0014013 – 29
2019 UN13October 31 @ 14:45 ± < 00:010.03 | 8.43e-51 – 2.2
2019 UB8October 29 @ 06:30 ± 00:030.50 | 0.001274 – 8.9
2019 UD10October 27 @ 10:08 ± 00:020.44 | 0.001126.3 – 14
2019 UX12October 26 @ 03:08 ± 00:040.99 | 0.002554.9 – 11
2019 UO8October 25 @ 13:30 ± 00:010.41 | 0.001053.1 – 6.9
2019 UN8October 23 @ 16:41 ± 00:170.93 | 0.00235 3.1 – 6.9
2019 UL3October 19 @ 22:23 ± 00:080.77 | 0.001996 – 13
2019 UGOctober 18 @ 09:23 ± < 00:010.84 | 0.002156.8 – 15
2019 UU1October 18 @ 06:23 ± < 00:010.59 | 0.001502.1 – 5.1
2019 TN5October 5 @ 22:38 ± < 00:010.32 | 0.000835.5 – 12
2019 SP3October 3 @ 06:36 ± 00:340.97 | 0.0024813 – 30
2019 SM8October 1 @ 13:56 ± < 00:01 0.41 | ​0.001063.8 – 8.6
2019 TDSeptember 29 @ 18:50 ± 00:130.34 | ​0.000874.1 – 9.1
2019 TESeptember 28 @ 20:31 ± 01:310.93 | 0.002386.8 – 15
2019 SX8September 28 @ 07:49 ± 00:380.99 | 0.002554.6 – 10
2019 SS3September 22 @ 22:48 ± 00:210.73 | 0.0018815 – 34
2019 SS2September 21 @ 07:12 ± 00:020.30 | ​0.000772 – 4.4
2019 SD1September 21 @ 06:46 ± < 00:01 0.73 | 0.001875.5 – 12
2019 SU2September 21 @ 02:48 ± 00:050.19 | 0.000482.7 – 6.1
2019 SJSeptember 16 @ 18:55 ± 00:030.64 | 0.001638.6 – 19
2019 RC1September 7 @ 10:48 ± 00:040.48 | ​0.001234.5 – 10
2019 RP1September 5 @ 22:04 ± < 00:01 0.10 | ​0.000257.4 – 17
2019 RQSeptember 2 @ 16:45 ± < 00:01 0.29 | ​0.000742.1 – 4.6
2019 QQ3August 26 @ 15:14 ± 00:010.25 | 0.000643.7 – 8.2
2019 QR8August 26 @ 08:51 ± 01:080.80 | ​0.002076.6 – 15
2019 QDAugust 22 @ 01:28 ± < 00:08 0.78 | 0.002004.7 – 11
2019 QH2August 20 @ 18:12 ± 00:080.13 | 0.000332.2 – 5
2019 QB1August 20 @ 11:55 ± 00:080.32 | 0.000829.3 – 21
2019 ON3July 29 @ 01:19 ±  00:140.56 | 0.001437.4 – 16
2019 OD3July 28 @ 02:56 ± < 00:010.49 | 0.0012611 – 25
2019 OKJuly 25 @ 01:22 ± < 00:040.19 | ​0.0004857 – 130
2019 ODJuly 24 @ 13:31 ± 00:040.93 | ​0.0023954 – 120
2019 NN3July 10 @ 16:29 ± < 00:010.83 | 0.0021435 – 77
2019 NF7July 9 @ 12:07 ± < 00:01 0.98 | 0.002536.4 – 14
2019 MB4July 9 @ 07:20 ± < 00:010.82 | 0.0021117 – 38
2019 NK1July 2 @ 09:48 ± 00:050.69 | 0.001772.9 – 6.5
2019 LW4June 8 @ 17:04 ± < 00:010.65 | ​​0.001669.3 – 21
2019 LY4June 6 @ 01:30 ± < 00:010.22 | ​​0.000567.3 – 16
2019 KTMay 28 @ 03:48 ± < 00:010.85 | ​0.0021713 – 29
2019 JH2May 16 @ 00:06 ± < 00:010.19 | ​0.000483.1 – 7
2019 JY2May 5 @ 17:12 ± < 00:010.38 | 0.000983.3 – 7.3
2019 JX1May 2 @ 12:39 ± 00:020.47 | 0.001203.8 – 8.6
2019 JKApril 30 @ 08:12 UTC ± 00:010.69 | 0.001787.1 – 16
2019 HEApril 20 @ 21:12 ± < 00:010.58 | 0.0014913 – 30
2019 GC6April 18 @ 06:39 ± 00:290.57 | 0.0014713 – 28
2019 GN20April 12 @ 07:06 ± < 00:010.98 | 0.0025314 – 31
2019 FP21March 31 @ 19:00  ±  07:460.93 | 0.002383 – 6.6
2019 FV1March 31 @ 05:27 ± < 00:010.87 | 0.002234.6 – 10
2019 FC1March 28 @ 05:46 ± < 00:010.27 | 0.0006920 – 45
2019 FQMarch 23 @ 18:17 UTC ± < 00:010.86 | 0.0022010 – 23
2019 EA2March 22 @ 01:53 UTC ± 00:020.80 | 0.0020518 – 40
2019 FAMarch 16 @ 01:14 UTC ± < 00:010.60 | 0.001544.9 – 11
2019 EN2March 13 @ 23:38 UTC ± < 00:010.86 | 0.002218 – 18
2019 EH1March 1 @ 17:38 UTC ± < 00:010.06 | 0.000162.5 – 5.7
2019 DFFebruary 26 @ 21:21 UTC  ± 00:090.47 | 0.001203.0 – 6.7
2019 DG2Febraury 26 @ 07:39 UTC ± 07:390.61 | 0.001585.4 – 12
2019 CN5February 11 @ 07:23 UTC ± 00:030.31 | 0.000797.3 – 16
2019 BZ3January 27 @ 23:29 ± < 00:010.13 | 0.00032 4.8 – 11
2019 BV1January 24 @ 20:53 ± < 00:010.35 | 0.00090 4.8 – 11
2019 BOJanuary 16 @ 01:13 ± 00:020.18 | 0.00046 6.3 – 14
2019 AE9January 12 @ 11:09 ± < 00:010.26 | 0.00067 9.9 – 22
2019 AS5January 8 @ 00:37 ± < 00:010.04 | 0.00010 0.92 – 2.1

 

<1LD asteroid charts

Asteroids within 1 LD 2018 – 2021

References:

Asteroid 2021 JB6 at Minor Planet Center; CNEOS

Featured image credit: Minor Planet Center

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