List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2016


Time of discovery of asteroids which came closer to Earth than the Moon in 2016

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

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 from Earth in 2016.
For reference, the radius of Earth is approximately or 0.0166 Lunar distances.
The orbit of geosynchronous satellites, however, is or 0.110 Lunar distances. This year, 6 asteroids traveled nearer than this, most notably, which approached a mere 1.25 Earth radii from the surface.
While most asteroids on this list are confirmed, well-observed unconfirmed objects with a 50% or greater chance of passing within 1 LD of the Earth are included as well.
This list does not include any of the 32 objects that collided with earth in 2016, none of which were discovered in advance, but were recorded by sensors designed to detect detonation of nuclear devices.
Date of
closest
approach		Date
discovered		ObjectNominal geocentric
distance 		Nominal geocentric
distance 		Size
Closer
approach
to Moon
2016-01-102016-01-120.272–729.9
2016-01-122016-01-130.0693–729.6
2016-01-132016-01-140.475–1827.6
2016-01-142016-01-140.0962–530.5
2016-02-062016-02-030.393–1628.5
2016-02-102016-02-110.562–729.8
2016-02-11?P10tI8h0.692–330.7?
2016-02-132016-02-120.207–2127.5
2016-02-152016-02-162016 DB0.324–1428.5
2016-02-252016-02-260.0372–530.5
2016-02-262016-02-270.833–1129.1
2016-02-292016-02-280.522–729.9Yes
2016-03-032016-03-020.532–929.1Yes
2016-03-042016-03-030.605–2027.8
2016-03-082016-03-070.404–1028.3
2016-03-102016-03-110.845–928.1
2016-03-112016-03-150.08216–3125.6
2016-03-142016-03-160.444–829.1
2016-03-212016-03-310.999535–8624.2Yes?
2016-03-232016-03-300.984–1028.3Yes
2016-03-252016-03-270.474–929.0
2016-03-282016-03-31BeUc1Ig aka
0.993–929.3?
2016-03-282016-03-310.704–1228.8Yes
2016-04-012016-04-02XGB1CE8 aka
0.133–929.3?
2016-04-012016-04-050.525–1327.9
2016-04-042016-04-050.191–530.1
2016-04-052016-03-300.822–729.4
2016-04-062016-04-090.869–3026.5
2016-04-082016-04-060.865–1827.3
2016-05-052016-05-030.531–530.6
2016-06-042016-06-100.917–2427.4Yes
2016-06-072016-06-040.383–1029.0
2016-06-092016-06-080.202–829.5
2016-07-072016-07-090.744–1628.3
2016-07-112016-07-090.693–1228.9
2016-08-092016-08-16
DT16P090.171–332.9?
2016-08-282016-08-270.2318–6925.2
2016-09-022016-09-040.347–1927.7
2016-09-032016-09-040.503–1129.1
2016-09-072016-09-050.116–1827.8
2016-09-112016-09-110.0621–531.0
2016-09-212016-09-222016 SJ0.393–929.0
2016-09-242016-09-260.916–1927.8
2016-09-252016-09-260.805–1628.2
2016-09-302016-10-012016 TD0.595–1628.2
2016-10-032016-10-022016 TH0.333–929.4
2016-10-082016-10-090.563–829.7
2016-10-102016-10-110.206–1927.8
2016-10-112016-10-090.824–1128.9
2016-10-142016-10-20
XT9D9390.947–2027.7
2016-10-172016-10-192016 UD0.199–3426.6
2016-10-192016-11-06
XUA7AB30.914–1328.6
2016-11-022016-11-012016 VA0.246–2727.3
2016-11-052016-11-14
XV88D4F0.0952–730.0
2016-11-072016-11-050.704–1528.4
2016-11-102016-11-110.182–829.9
2016-11-172016-11-182016 WT0.502–829.7
2016-11-212016-11-230.944–1328.6
2016-11-252016-11-240.353–1129.0
2016-11-302016-12-010.233–1029.3

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		ObjectNominal lunocentric
distance 		Nominal lunocentric
distance 		Size

approach
distance
to Earth
2016-01-010.837–2427.31.45
2016-01-100.492–729.90.27
2016-01-110.253–729.70.069
2016-02-070.553–1628.50.39
2016-02-100.762–729.80.56
2016-02-130.797–2127.50.20
2016-02-260.742–530.50.037
2016-02-290.492–729.90.52
2016-03-030.392–929.10.53
2016-03-040.615–2027.80.60
2016-03-050.9983–1029.11.14
2016-03-080.454–1028.50.40
2016-03-090.895–928.00.84
2016-03-100.6216–3125.50.082
2016-03-140.514–829.10.44
2016-03-210.99535–8624.20.9995
2016-03-240.374–1028.30.98
2016-03-260.834–928.90.47
2016-03-280.484–1228.80.70
2016-04-030.9010–3126.71.23
2016-04-040.861–530.30.19
2016-04-110.9013–4326.01.81
2016-05-060.621–530.60.53
2016-06-040.847–2427.40.91
2016-06-090.802–829.50.20
2016-09-020.943–1129.10.50
2016-09-070.505–2827.41.35
2016-09-080.756–1827.80.11
2016-09-100.6124–8024.61.32
2016-09-100.845–1528.31.19
2016-10-032016 TH0.353–929.40.33
2016-10-070.703–829.70.56
2016-10-100.826–1827.90.20
2016-10-182016 UD0.4210–3326.60.19
2016-11-022016 VA0.896–2727.30.24
2016-11-05XV88D4F0.982–730.00.095
2016-11-080.904–1528.40.70
2016-11-100.852–829.90.18
2016-11-172016 WY0.943–1029.31.73
2016-11-172016 WT0.892–829.70.50
2016-11-250.393–1129.00.35
2016-11-270.9915–1528.31.13
2016-11-300.663–1029.30.23

Additional examples

An example list of near-Earth asteroids that passed more than 1 lunar distance from Earth in 2016.
XF38FAC with an observation arc of only 17 minutes was estimated to have a chance of impacting Earth at 16:51 on 20 March 2016, but turned out to be the SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage that sent Deep Space Climate Observatory out to L1.