List of near-earth asteroids

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The following table contains the partial list of the so - called near - earth asteroids . The digits listed in the first column indicate the order in which they were discovered, serve as an identification number and are part of the name.

Cupid-type asteroids

Number and name Diameter
(km) 		Mean distance
from the sun
(in AU ) 		Date of discovery Explorer
(433) Eros 13 × 13 × 33 1.458 August 13, 1898 Gustav Witt
(719) Albert 2 to 4 2.637 October 3, 1911 Johann Palisa
(887) Alinda 4.2 2.485 January 3, 1918 M. Wolf
(1036) Ganymede 38.5 2,663 October 23, 1924 Walter Baade
(1221) Cupid 0.9 to 1.9 1,920 March 12, 1932 Eugène Delporte
(1580) Betulia 3.9 2.197 May 22, 1950 E. L. Johnson
(1627) Ivar 9.1 1,864 September 25, 1929 Ejnar Hertzsprung
(1915) Quetzálcoatl 0.4 2.542 March 9, 1953 A. G. Wilson
(1916) Boreas 3.1 2.273 September 1, 1953 S. Arend
(1917) Cuyo 5.2 2.150 1st January 1968 C. U. Cesco , A. G. Samuel
(1943) Anteros 1.8 1.430 March 13, 1973 JB Gibson
(1980) Tezcatlipoca 4.3 1.710 June 19, 1950 A. G. Wilson ,
A. A. E. Wallenquist
(2059) Baboquivari 2.1 to 4.7 2,646 October 16, 1963 Goethe Link Observatory
(2061) Anza 2.6 2.264 October 22, 1960 H. L. Giclas
(2202) Pele 0.9 to 2.0 2,294 7th September 1972 A. R. Klemola
(2368) Beltrovata 2.3 2.105 4th September 1977 Paul Wild
(2608) Seneca 0.9 2.502 17th February 1978 Hans-Emil Schuster
(3102) croc 1.6 2.152 August 21, 1981 L. Brožek
(3122) Florence 2.5 1,769 March 2, 1981 S. J. Bus
(3199) Nefertiti 1.8 1.574 September 13, 1982 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(3271) Ul 1.4 to 3.1 2.102 September 14, 1982 H.-E. Cobbler
(3288) Seleucus 3.4 x 1.4 x 1.4 2.032 February 28, 1982 H.-E. Cobbler
(3352) McAuliffe 2.1 to 4.7 1,879 February 6, 1981 Norman G. Thomas
(3551) Verenia 0.87 2.092 September 12, 1983 R.S. Dunbar
(3552) Don Quixote 18.7 4.231 September 26, 1983 P. Wild
(3553) Mera 1.5 to 3.4 1.645 May 14, 1985 C. S. Shoemaker
(3671) Dionysus 1.5 2.198 May 27, 1984 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(3691) Bede 3.6 1,774 March 29, 1982 L. E. González
(3757) Anagolay 0.39 1,835 December 14, 1982 E. F. Helin
(3908) Nyx 1.0 1.928 August 6, 1980 H.-E. Cobbler
(3988) Huma 0.8 1.545 4th June 1986 E. F. Helin
(4055) Magellan 2.5 1,820 February 24, 1985 E. F. Helin
(4401) Aditi 2.1 to 4.7 2.577 October 14, 1985 C. S. Shoemaker
(4487) Pocahontas 1.1 to 2.6 1,730 17th October 1987 C. S. Shoemaker
(4503) Cleobulus 2.7 2,698 November 28, 1989 C. S. Shoemaker
(4587) Rees 5.0 2.653 September 30, 1973 C. J. van Houten , Tom Gehrels
(4596) 1981 QB     August 28, 1981 Charles T. Kowal
(4688) 1980 WF     November 29, 1980 Charles T. Kowal
(4947) Ninkasi   1,370 October 12, 1988 C. S. Shoemaker
(4954) Eric     September 23, 1990 B. P. Roman
(4957) Brucemurray     December 15, 1990 E. F. Helin
(5324) Lyapunov     September 22, 1987 L. G. Karachkina
(5332) Davidaguilar     February 16, 1990 A. Sugie
(5370) Taranis     2nd September 1986 A. Maury
(5587) 1990 SB     September 16, 1990 H. E. Holt , J. A. Brown
(5620) Jasonwheeler     July 19, 1992 B. P. Roman , E. F. Helin
(5626) 1991 FE     March 18, 1991 Spacewatch
(5646) 1990 TR     October 11, 1990 S. Ueda , H. Kaneda
(5653) Camarillo     November 21, 1992 E. F. Helin , K. J. Lawrence
(5751) Zao     5th January 1992 M. Koishikawa
(5797) Bivoj     January 13, 1980 A. Mrkos
(5836) 1993 MF     June 22, 1993 E. F. Helin , K. J. Lawrence
(5863) Tare     September 7, 1983 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(5869) Tanith   1.8125 4th November 1988 C. S. Shoemaker
(5879) Almeria     February 8, 1992 K. Birkle , U. Hopp
(6050) Miwablock     January 10, 1992 Spacewatch
(6053) 1993 BW 3     January 30, 1993 R. H. McNaught
(6178) 1986 DA     February 16, 1986 M. Kizawa
(6456) Golombek   2.1948 July 27, 1992 Eleanor Helin , Kenneth Lawrence
(6491) 1991 OA     July 16, 1991 H. E. Holt
(6569) Ondaatje     June 22, 1993 J. Mueller
(7025) 1993 QA     August 16, 1993 Spacewatch
(7088) Ishtar 1.4 to 3.1 1,980 January 1, 1992 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(7236) 1987 PA     August 1, 1987 J. L. Phinney
(7336) Saunders     September 6, 1989 E. F. Helin
(7358) Oze     December 27, 1995 T. Kobayashi
(7474) 1992 TC     October 1, 1992 R. H. McNaught
(7480) Norwan     August 1, 1994 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(7839) 1994 ND     3rd July 1994 R. H. McNaught
(7977) 1977 QQ 5     August 21, 1977 R. H. McNaught
(8013) Gordon Moors     May 18, 1990 E. F. Helin
(8034) Akka     3rd June 1992 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(8037) 1993 HO 1     April 20, 1993 R. H. McNaught
(8567) 1996 HW 1   2.046 April 23, 1996 Spacewatch
(9172) Abhramu     July 29, 1989 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(9400) 1994 TW 1     October 9, 1996 E. F. Helin , K. J. Lawrence
(9950) ESA   2,440 November 8, 1990 C. Pollas
(10150) 1994 PN   2,377 October 7, 1994 GJ Garradd
(10302) 1989 ML   1.273 June 29, 1989 EF Helin and J. Alu
(10860) 1998 LE   2,582 June 3, 1995 Spacewatch
(11054) 1991 FA   1,979 March 17, 1991 Spacewatch
(11284) Belenus   1.741 January 21, 1990 A. Maury
(15817) Lucianotesi   1.325 August 28, 1994 A. Boattini , M. Tombelli
(16912) Rhiannon   1.751 March 2, 1990 ODAS
(18106) flower   2,445 4th July 2000 LONEOS
(20460) Robwhiteley   1,877 June 13, 1999 CSS
(23183) 2000 OY 21   1.8243 July 28, 2000 R. H. McNaught
(26166) 1995 QN 3   3.3036 August 31, 1995 Spacewatch
(26310) 1998 TX 6   2.1386 October 14, 1998 Spacewatch
(39557) Gielgud   2.263 May 2, 1992 Spacewatch
(65803) Didymos   1.6444 April 11, 1996 Spacewatch
(96189) Pygmalion   1,821 July 6, 1991 H. Debehogne
(153591) 2001 SN 263   1.987 September 20, 2001 LINEAR
(154991) Vinciguerra   1.7055 January 17, 2005 A. Boattini , H. Scholl
2016 RK 17   2,106 5th September 2016 Mount Lemmon Survey
2017 TW 4   1.923 October 12, 2017 Mount Lemmon Observatory
2017 UC 43   2.45 October 28, 2017 Mount Lemmon Survey
2017 UG 43   1.79 October 28, 2017 Pan-STARRS
2017 UH 43   2.26 October 28, 2017 Pan-STARRS
2017 UH 44   2.919 October 28, 2017 Mount Lemmon Survey
2017 UY 44   2.29 October 28, 2017 Pan-STARRS
2017 UK 43   2.49 October 28, 2017 Pan-STARRS
2017 UK 44   1.72 October 29, 2017 Catalina Sky Survey
2017 AT 43   1.34 October 28, 2017 Pan-STARRS
2017 UN 44   2.42 October 28, 2017 Pan-STARRS
2017 UO 44   1.65 October 28, 2017 Pan-STARRS

Aten-type asteroids

Number and name Diameter
(km) 		Mean distance
from the sun
(in AU ) 		Date of discovery Explorer
(2062) Aten 0.9 0.967 7th January 1976 Eleanor Helin
(2100) Ra Shalom 2.8 0.832 September 10, 1978 Eleanor Helin
(2340) Hathor 0.4 to 1 0.844 October 22, 1976 Charles Kowal
(3362) Khufu 0.7 0.989 August 30, 1984 R. S. Dunbar , M. A. Barucci
(3554) Amun 2.1 0.974 March 4th 1986 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(3753) Cruithne 5 0.998 October 10, 1986 J. D. Waldron
(5381) Sekhmet 1.0 0.948 May 14, 1991 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(5590) 1990 VA     November 9, 1990 Spacewatch
(5604) 1992 FE     March 26, 1992 R. H. McNaught
(66391) Moshup 1.2 0.642 May 20, 1999 LINEAR
(33342) 1998 WT 24   0.719 November 25, 1998 LINEAR
(99942) Apophis 0.3 0.922 June 19, 2004 R. Tucker , D.J. Tholen , F. Bernardi
(163693) Atira 2.0 0.741 February 11, 2003 LINEAR
(367943) Duende ~ 0.044 1.0017 February 23, 2012 OAM observatory
(434326) 2004 JG 6 0.5 to 1.2 0.635 May 11, 2004 Brian A. Skiff / LONEOS
2002 AA 29 0.06 1,000 January 9, 2002 LINEAR
2003 YN 107 0.03 0.997 December 20, 2003 LINEAR
2004 FH 0.03 0.818 March 16, 2004 LINEAR
2004 FU 162 0.006 0.826 March 31, 2004 LINEAR
2011 CQ 1st 0.001 1.1286 February 4, 2011 Catalina Sky Survey

Apollo-type asteroids

Number and name Diameter
(km) 		Mean distance
from the sun
(in AU ) 		Date of discovery Explorer
(1566) Icarus 1.3 1.078 June 27, 1949 Walter Baade
(1620) Geographos 5 × 2 × 1.5 1.246 September 14, 1951 A. G. Wilson , R. Minkowski
(1685) Toro 3 1.367 July 17, 1948 Carl A. Wirtanen
(1862) Apollo 1.4 1.471 April 24, 1932 KW Reinmuth
(1863) Antinous 1.8 2.259 March 7, 1948 Carl A. Wirtanen
(1864) Daedalus 3.1 1.461 March 24, 1971 Tom Gehrels
(1865) Cerberus 1.0 1.08 October 26, 1971 L. Kohoutek
(1866) Sisyphus 8.5 1,894 5th December 1972 Paul Wild
(1981) Midas 2.2 1,776 March 6, 1973 C. T. Kowal
(2063) Bacchus 1.1 x 2.6 1.078 April 24, 1977 Charles T. Kowal
(2101) Adonis 0.5 to 1.2 1,874 February 12, 1936 Eugène Delporte
(2102) Tantalus 3.3 1.290 December 27, 1975 Charles T. Kowal
(2135) Aristaeus 0.8 to 1.8 1,600 April 17, 1977 S. J. Bus , E. F. Helin
(2201) Oljato 2.1 2.172 December 12, 1947 H. L. Giclas
(2212) Hephaestus 3.3 2.167 September 27, 1978 L. I. Tschernych
(2329) Orthos 3.2 to 7.1 2.405 November 19, 1976 H.-E. Cobbler
(3103) Eger 2.5 1.405 January 20, 1982 M. Lovas
(3200) Phaethon 5.1 1.271 October 11, 1983 IRAS
(3360) Syrinx 1.8 2,468 4th November 1981 E. F. Helin , R. S. Dunbar
(3361) Orpheus 0.5 1.209 April 24, 1982 Carlos Torres
(3752) Camillo 2.7 1.414 August 15, 1985 E. F. Helin , M. A. Barucci
(3838) Epona 2.9 1.505 November 27, 1986 Alain Maury
(4015) Wilson-Harrington 2.0 2.638 November 15, 1979 E. F. Helin
(4034) Vishnu 0.42 1.060 2nd August 1986 E. F. Helin
(4179) Toutatis 4.5 x 2.4 x 1.9 2.523 4th January 1989 C. Pollas
(4183) Cuno 4.5 1,982 5th June 1959 C. Hoffmeister
(4197) Morpheus     October 11, 1982 E. F. Helin , E. M. Shoemaker
(4257) Ubasti     23rd August 1987 J. Mueller
(4341) Poseidon   1.8346 May 29, 1987 C. S. Shoemaker
(4450) Pan 1.6 1.443 September 25, 1987 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(4486) Mithra 2.3 to 5.1 2.203 September 22, 1987 E. W. Elst , W. G. Schkodrow
(4544) Xanthus 1.3 1.0419 March 31, 1989 H. E. Holt , N. G. Thomas
(4581) Asclepius 0.3 1.0225 March 31, 1989 H. E. Holt , N. G. Thomas
(4660) Nereus 0.33 1.489 February 28, 1982 E. F. Helin
(4769) Castalia 1.8 x 0.8 1.063 August 9, 1989 E. F. Helin
(4953) 1990 MU     June 23, 1990 R. H. McNaught
(5011) Ptah   1.6357 September 24, 1960 C. J. van Houten , Tom Gehrels
(5131) 1990 BG     January 21, 1990 E. F. Helin , B. P. Roman
(5143) Heracles   1.8343 November 7, 1991 C. S. Shoemaker
(5189) 1990 UQ     October 20, 1990 R. H. McNaught
(5496) 1973 NA     4th July 1973 E. F. Helin
(5660) 1974 MA     June 26, 1974 Charles T. Kowal
(5693) 1993 EA     March 3, 1993 Spacewatch
(5731) Zeus     4th November 1988 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(5786) Talos     3rd September 1991 R. H. McNaught
(5828) 1991 AM     January 14, 1991 Spacewatch
(6037) 1988 EG     March 12, 1988 J. Alu
(6047) 1991 TB 1     October 10, 1991 P. Rose
(6063) Jason   2.2131 May 27, 1984 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(6239) Minos 0.7 to 1.6 1.1520 August 31, 1989 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(6455) 1992 HE     April 25, 1992 R. H. McNaught
(6489) Golevka 0.35 x 0.25 x 0.25 2,498 May 10, 1991 E. F. Helin
(6611) 1993 VW     November 9, 1993 E. F. Helin , J. Alu
(7092) Cadmus   2.5332 4th June 1992 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(7335) 1989 YES     May 1, 1989 E. F. Helin
(7341) 1991 UK     November 1, 1991 E. F. Helin , K. J. Lawrence
(7350) 1993 VA     November 7, 1993 R. H. McNaught
(7482) 1994 PC 1     August 9, 1994 R. H. McNaught
(7753) 1988 XB     5th December 1988 Y. Oshima
(7822) 1991 CS     February 13, 1991 R. H. McNaught
(7888) 1993 UC     October 20, 1993 R. H. McNaught
(7889) 1994 LX     June 15, 1994 Spacewatch
(8014) 1990 MF     June 26, 1990 E. F. Helin
(8035) 1992 TB     2nd October 1992 Spacewatch
(8176) 1991 WA     November 29, 1991 R. H. McNaught
(8201) 1994 AH     5th January 1994 G. J. Garradd
(8507) 1991 CB 1     February 15, 1991 Spacewatch
(8566) 1996 EN     March 15, 1996 NEAT
(9058) 1992 JB     May 1, 1992 J. Alu , K. J. Lawrence
(9162) Kwiila     July 29, 1987 J. Mueller
(9202) 1993 PB     August 13, 1993 Spacewatch
(11066) Sigurd   1.3916 February 9, 1992 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(11311) Peleus   2.1178 December 10, 1993 C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
(11500) Tomaiyowit   1.0798 October 28, 1989 JE Mueller , JD Mendenhall
(12711) Tukmit   1.1864 January 19, 1991 JE Mueller
(12923) Zephyr   1.9616 April 11, 1999 LONEOS
(16834) 1997 WU 22 1.87 1.4678 November 30, 1997 NEAT
(23187) 2000 PN 9   1.8468 August 8, 2000 LINEAR
(25143) Itokawa 0.6 x 0.3 x 0.3 1,324 September 26, 1998 LINEAR
(26379) 1999 HZ 1   1.6057 April 20, 1999 LINEAR
(29075) 1950 DA 1.1 1,699 February 23, 1950 C. A. Wirtanen
(53319) 1999 JM 8 3.5   May 13, 1999 LINEAR
(69230) Hermes 1.0 to 2.1 1.655 October 28, 1937 KW Reinmuth
(89959) 2002 NT 7 1.5 to 3.4 1.735 July 9, 2002 LINEAR
(101955) Bennu approx. 0.5 1.126 September 11, 1999 LINEAR
(144898) 2004 VD 17 0.5 to 1.2 1.508 November 7, 2004 LINEAR
(153814) 2001 WN 5 0.7 to 1.5 1.711 November 20, 2001 LONEOS
(162173) Ryugu 1.1895 May 10, 1999 LINEAR
(308635) 2005 YU 55 0.4 1.1427 December 28, 2005 RS McMillan
(367789) 2011 AG 5 ~ 0.14 1.4307 January 8, 2011 Catalina Sky Survey
(419624) 2010 SO 16 0.2 to 0.4 1.00 17th September 2010 WISE
(523775) 2014 YB 35 0.52 December 27, 2014 Catalina Sky Survey
1991 VG 0.01 to 0.02 1.027 November 6, 1991 Spacewatch
1994 XM 1 0.01 to 0.02 1.027 December 9, 1994 Spacewatch
2002 MN 0.05 to 0.12 1,816 June 17, 2002 LINEAR
2002 NY 40 0.28 2.049 July 14, 2002 LINEAR
2007 TU 24 ~ 0.25 2.010 October 11, 2007 Catalina Sky Survey
2009 DD 45 ~ 0.04 1.35 February 27, 2009 R. H. McNaught
2009 KK 0.27 ? May 17, 2009 Catalina Sky Survey
2010 TD 54 ~ 0.007 ? October 9, 2010 Catalina Sky Survey
2011 MD ~ 0.018 1.0560 June 22, 2011 LINEAR
2012 KT 42 0.004 to 0.01 1.3446 May 28, 2012 Catalina Sky Survey
2014 UR 116 ~ 0.4 2.0694 October 27, 2014 W. Lipunov
2015 TB 145 ~ 0.6 2.101 October 10, 2015 Pan-STARRS
2016 WF 9 - 2,868 October 10, 2016 NEOWISE
2017 TX 4 - 2,430 October 12, 2017 Mount Lemmon Observatory
2017 UL 43 - 1,450 October 28, 2017 Pan-STARRS
2017 UO 43 - 1.519 October 29, 2017 Mount Lemmon Survey
2017 UP 44 - 1,300 October 30, 2017 Catalina Sky Survey
2018 LA (struck) ~ 0.002 1.376 2nd June 2018 Mount Lemmon Survey
2019 OK ~ 0.09 1,948 July 25, 2019 SONEAR observatory

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