Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

Minor planets known to impact the earth's atmosphere

Below are listed, in chronological order, presumed natural minor planets discovered outside the earth's atmosphere by ground-based telescopes prior to impacting the earth's atmosphere; the term "minor planet" here applies to asteroidal objects that are all (so far) quite small before hitting the earth's atmosphere (i.e., not larger than an automobile or truck). Those with asterisks had claimed acquisition of meteorites collected on land following determined searches. Most others were seen as fireballs when burning up upon entry into the earth's atmosphere -- either via satellite, via ground-based cameras, and/or via visual sightings. The publication references tabulated below are the CBAT publications. [updated 2024 Dec. 6]

Minor-planet      Publication 
designation       reference
------------      --------------
2008 TC_3 *       IAUCs 8990, 8994
2014 AA           (CBET 4519)
2018 LA *         CBET 4519
2019 MO           CBET 4638
2022 EB_5         CBET 5108

2022 WJ_1         CBET 5221
2023 CX_1 *       CBETs 5221, 5230
2024 BX_1 *       CBET 5334
2024 RW_1         CBET 5438
2024 UQ           CBET 5465

2024 XA_1         CBET 5477