Asteroid 1998 KY26

1998 KY26 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 11 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 7 Jun 1959 at 3.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

11 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

3.21 LD

7 Jun 1959

Speed relative to Earth

4.6 km/s

Brightness (H)

25.91

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.