This is a list of asteroids that have impacted Earth after discovery and orbit calculation that predicted the impact in advance. As of January 2024[update], all of the asteroids with predicted impacts were under 5 m (16 ft) in size that were discovered just hours before impact, and burned up in the atmosphere as meteors.
Asteroid designation |
Date of impact | Location of impact | Method of detection | Estimated size | Reference |
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2008 TC3 | October 7, 2008 | Nubian Desert in Sudan | visual, weather satellite, meteorite recovery | 4 m (13 ft) | [1] |
2014 AA | January 2, 2014 | Central Atlantic Ocean | infrasound | 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) | [2] |
2018 LA | June 2, 2018 | Botswana/South Africa border | visual, infrasound, meteorite recovery | 2 m (6.6 ft) | [3][4][5] |
2019 MO | June 22, 2019 | Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico | infrasound, weather satellite & radar | 4 m (13 ft) | [6] |
2022 EB5 | March 11, 2022 | Jan Mayen, northern Atlantic Ocean | visual, infrasound | 2 m (6.6 ft) | [7][8] |
2022 WJ1 | November 19, 2022 | Ontario, Canada | visual, radar | 1 m (3.3 ft) | [9][10] |
2023 CX1 | February 13, 2023 | Northwestern France | visual, meteorite recovery | 1 m (3.3 ft) | [11][12] |
2024 BX1 | January 21, 2024 | Berlin, Germany | visual, meteorite recovery | 1 m (3.3 ft) | [13][14] |