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Asteroid 1998 QA62

1998 QA62 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 539 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 21 Sept 1931 at 17.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

539 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

17.64 LD

21 Sept 1931

Speed relative to Earth

26.6 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.34

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.